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[Dean Rivera]

The honest truth is that neither approach is universally “better”—it comes down to what your ears can actually resolve and what the game engine gives you to work with. Binaural synthesis via HRTFs is theoretically superior for azimuth accuracy because it models how sound physically interacts with your head, pinnae, and torso, but the killer problem is that generic HRTF datasets rarely match your personal anatomy. That mismatch shows up as front/back flip errors and poor elevation discrimination, which in a game like CS2 or Valorant is catastrophic—you can hear a footstep above-behind you and route wrong. If you’re going binaural, the biggest ROI is finding a customizable HRTF profile and actually calibr

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