If the speakers are closer to the listener than the original source the sound will appear to come from the speaker, not the singer because our ear-brain system identifies whichever signal getting to t...If the speakers are closer to the listener than the original source the sound will appear to come from the speaker, not the singer because our ear-brain system identifies whichever signal getting to the ear first as the source. This is called the precedence effect and can be manipulated to fool the listener into thinking the sound comes from the singer and not the speaker.