I have the opposite experience. For instance in my former house listening/living room my speakers where placed such that behind them there was a large window facing a 20 meter deep garden. By looking in to this depth it added to the speaker imaging experience considerable than closing my eyes.
Another interesting observation has been pointed out. Why do some listeners prefer different listening spaces. Other examples include listening to mono versus stereo versus surround sound. This can often tie back to the neurological processes in the brain developed by us when we were growing up. There is an article posted in Slate which can offer an explanation:
Neural Nostalgia
Why do we love the music we heard as teenagers?
Summary of Article by Perplexity (Edited)
"Music we love as teenagers holds a special, lasting power over our emotions and memories, often feeling sweeter and more significant than songs we encounter later in life.
As we hear a song, multiple regions of the brain are activated, converting rhythms into meaning and bringing up personal and emotional memories.
Favorite songs stimulate the brain’s pleasure circuit, releasing neurochemicals like dopamine and serotonin, creating feelings similar to those induced by love or drugs.
During ages 12-22, our brains are rapidly developing and especially receptive; the music we love then gets “wired” in more deeply—creating strong, emotionally charged memory traces due to heightened pubertal growth hormones.
Psychologists refer to the “reminiscence bump”—we remember more vividly events and music from our teens and early adulthood, since these years coincide with forming a stable self-image.
Music from this period is not only attached to pivotal memories, it becomes part of our personal narrative and sense of self.
As adults, while our tastes may mature, the emotional connection to these songs serves as a “neurological wormhole” to youthful passion. Hearing them revives the joy and intensity we felt during that formative time, giving them enduring emotional power.
In short, the article explains why musical nostalgia is deeply rooted in our neurology and psychology, with teenage and young adult music creating persistent emotional connections that outlast later experiences."
In University I worked part time as an Audio Technician for theatre events and movies. We had Altec Lansing speakers with horns in the auditorium. I still have Altec speakers today in our family room. The cabinets, the horns and the crossovers have been updated. I also use DSP to tweak the response. I still prefer listening to these over other traditional speakers.
