May 23
2 min read
Why does left and right matter on headphones?
It’s important to look at what they’re called.
The speed of sound is very slow. An echo shows how slowly it moves. If you yell at a building far away, your voice will come back to you with a slight delay. It moves slowly enough (330m/s) that your brain can tell when a sound gets to your left ear compared to when it gets to your right ear. This is called…
