However if the audio processor can convince your brain that in-game sounds are coming from in front of you or behind you, instead of just from the left or the right, then what’s the difference?

For almost a year now I’ve been using a headphone amplifier with a built-in Dolby Headphone processor so I have had a fair chance to evaluate this technology. At first I refused to use it, as the resulting sound is somewhat muffled, as if you have put a bucket over your head. However the heightened ability to pinpoint where sounds are coming from in-game eventually prevailed, and I'm now a die-hard believer. The accepted terminology for this is “sound whore”.

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