A speaker or sound source is operating in a free field (or space) if there are no reflecting surfaces around the source. Technically, there is no such thing as a true free field – there’s always SOMETHING for sound to bounce off of (although an anechoic chamber comes pretty close) and anytime there is a reflective surface, the response of the speaker is being changed.
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