Virtual Barber Shop (Audio...use headphones, close ur eyes)

Why HN readers recommended it

It is the classic demo HN people point to for showing positional 3D audio working on ordinary headphones.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

LovelyVirus

Topic

binaural audio

Format

demo

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

13

Recommendation years in dataset

2013–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• 60 Virtual speakers What does that even mean? It sounds like clever marketing talk. I bet they have just regular stereo and software. Here, take a pair of good stereo headphones and try this 3d demo. And don't forget to close your eyes. Virtual barber …

• Here's a classic "OMG I can hear him moving around" recording that works with the cheapest of headphones: [VIDEO] Most of the audio experience quality comes out of the production phase, and artists can put as much or little effort into that as possible and …

• > I wonder how much people can see in the dark through listening to sound sources by moving their heads for motion parallax. Listen to this with headphones: [VIDEO] It’s amazing how much you can geolocate just in even a recording.