Why does it feel like the sound is coming from inside your head when you wear a good pair of headphones/earphones?

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Feels like I’m in heaven!

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Answer 1

Interestingly enough, but slightly unrelated to your question, if your headphones are each generating a sound that is off by no more than 30 Hz, the new resulting frequency that you hear is literally coming from inside your head, i.e. your cerebral cortex. It is generated by your mind. It doesn’t exist outside your head.