Pin-drop test pops Greek amphitheater’s acoustic claims
Analysis reveals that guidebooks overhype the site’s ability to carry sounds
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NOW HEAR THIS This ancient Greek amphitheater in Epidaurus is renowned for its acoustics, but good luck hearing whispers if you’re sitting in the back row.
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