Įach person has a different head, different ears, and other physical aspects that are unique to each one of us, which means that there will be slight variations in the way each person’s ears will affect the arriving sound. So, does it mean that we can get realistic 3D sound over headphones for everyone? Unfortunately, not for everyone. As such, it should be possible to reproduce a fully 3D sound experience using headphones. Well, the truth is that everyone can experience 3D sound using only 2 ears, right?! I may be in a fully installed Dolby Atmos theater, surrounded by 64 speakers, listening to a fantastic sound experience, but in the end, my brain is only listening to two audio signals: my left and right ears. īut you're probably wondering: c an I simulate 3D Sound with headphones? Nevertheless, there is a special type of immersive sound approach that only requires a very simple setup: headphones. When someone mentions immersive sound, most people automatically think of a room filled with speakers everywhere – in the front, the sides, above you, etc. The reproduction of 3D sound using headphones is called Binaural audio, and it doesn’t require any special type of headphones, being a fundamental tool for anyone working in immersive sound. In this blog post, we will talk about the last topic of the 'All You Need to Know About 3D Audio' series: binaural!