Actually I'd have thought that the wall behind you would have a major effect on the sound, which would reach your ears directly from the speakers but also bounce back at you from behind.
As an example of what I'm saying (though rather extreme), was when I saw Happy Mondays at Manchester's G-Mex. Where we were stood we had the direct sound followed a split second later by the sound bouncing back from the rear of the venue. Very strange. And I'm thinking that similar could happen to a lesser degree in a listening room.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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