When it comes to headphones I have to wonder how ear shape comes into play. I know the ears are shaped like little satellite dishes to direct sound into the ear, but do over ear headphones take advantage of this phenomenon in a way that IEMs can't? Thanks.
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Sure they do, Headphone with angled transducer mounting in the ear cup is trying to do just that. Ear speakers like AKG K1000 and Sony PFR-V1 take the concept even further.
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