why does playing 3 different TV’s/media devices, all synced playing the same thing, sound like 3 “layers” of sound instead combining into one sound?

Question

Is it because they aren’t TRULY synchronized? Because the different quality of speakers don’t make perfect sounds waves that can line up/combine/harmonize?

Are there any instances these sounds WOULD combine, like with some kind of program or piece of hardware? How is this different than something like a concert where you can’t perceive the individual speakers?

(I have a decent understanding rudimentary physics/sound and a good understanding hearing/the vestibular system/cranial nerves btw! Im not actually 5 haha)

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Answer 1

Difficult to say without knowing more about your setup, but I suspect that the three devices are linked through a digital connection that is not intended for real-time applications, so it’s not really in sync. Starting at 10ms delay, sounds start to get “mushy”.