Noticable drop in audio quality with Directional Audio

Playing around with the new Directional Audio feature and I noticed a very distinct drop in the sound quality (some effects sound "crunchier"). The stereo aspect of this feature works wonderfully, and all audio plays as it should, however, some noises sound significantly compressed or lower in quality, compared to the audio when this feature is turned off. I am not sure if this is a bug or not, but I'm reporting it anyway, as it could be considered an issue.

This issue is most noticeable with the following sounds:

Breaking leaves/blocks

Experience points

Ambient footsteps