All the mic has to do is capture enough of the acoustic information that existed in the space, and for the replay system to pass it on with the least corruption possible - and then, yes, those "intelligent" ears are capable of "understanding" what it means - think of the chain from microphone to speakers being equivalent to the timeshift capability of a video recorder: a well sorted video clip shifter will produce a "perfect" replica for the eyes; a dodgy VHS mechanism with worn out tape will be almost impossible to stomach ...
FAS, this is simply not the case and is hopelessly simplistic. Microphones DO NOT work like human ears. Recordings (vast majority) are not made how you probably imagine. You have a fundamental misunderstanding and are deluding yourself with this. Speakers "disappearing" is just an acoustic illusion and not an indication of anything.
Did you try the experiment I suggested earlier, where you change the acoustics of your room and the "spaciousness" and central image of the sound?
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