Cross Talk

The sound that reaches an ear from the opposite loudspeaker is called cross-talk.

**Figure 6:** Listener positioned equidistant from two loudspeakers.
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Cross talk effectively limits the placement of auditory images to the area between the speakers.

It is possible to compensate for cross-talk using filters if the listener is accurately positioned (e.g. wearing headphones).

``Music 175: Space'' by Tamara Smyth, Department of Music, University of California, San Diego (UCSD).