Eli5 Why does sound ‘sound’ different e.g. in a room through a microphone compared to my ears?

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Eli5 Why does sound ‘sound’ different e.g. in a room through a microphone compared to my ears?

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One big reason is due to psycho-acoustic effects. Your brain interprets signals from your ears and subconsciously “compresses” parts of the sound that the brain recognizes as unimportant, like high frequency hiss or low rumble.

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