Couldn't agreed more. After seeing the first "Video conferencing" tool with spatial audio I was so excited. This excitement got lost instantly when we had our first online christmas party. Being able to hear everyone clearly and loud is not a bug its a feature.

IRL I can change my focus on someone further away without moving at all. Only if Im really interested in that other conversation I will start moving.

A pre-listen feature on mouse over would be awesome.

While I'm still fascinated by the technical aspects imho theres still a lot of room for improvement in the implementation. But its great that there are so many projects tackling this problem and improving online get-togethers