Will Binaural Beats Work Without Headphones?

Binaural beats don't quite work without headphones (unless you got a carefully positioned speaker setup, and even then the effect probably isn't optimal). It's a psycho-acoustic effect of hearing a beat frequency when playing two slightly differently tuned sounds in each ear.

Are headphones necessary for binaural beats?

To listen to binaural beats, a person will need a pair of stereo headphones and an MP3 player or another music system. As the leading authorities in psychiatric treatment have no recommendations for binaural beats, it is usually the producer of the tape that makes the suggestions for use.

Does binaural work on speakers?

Binaural recording is intended for replay using headphones and will not translate properly over stereo speakers.