Ferdinando1968
500+ Head-Fier
Yeah, but with a home theater, you have multiple speakers around you... Your brain re-constructs a 3-D image based on all the “clues” from these speakers, it involves the ear canal, but also the pinna, torso (for bass), and the head micro-movements (to "auto-focus" on some sound image details).
All of this can be processed and simulated in SW, and although it is not easy task, that’s exactly what T71 aims to achieve... The 8x independent channels are important in a scenario where you would use T71 to drive a 7.1 system made, for example, of active speakers directly connected to T71.
But T71 IEM….......?????? The individual drivers are not around your head, and AFAIK they only “interact” with your ear canal. Sure, active filters do bring many benefits , but I doubt any of these benefits is going to be surround-related…
Sure, I think I understand what you're thinking.
The goal is certainly more difficult to achieve.