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RE: Some ramblings about mics and speakers.

First, microphones are not restricted to transducing information only from the front of its diaphragm. See the link to the range of polar patterns for microphones.

Second, listening in an anechoic chamber is strange and unnatural. Reproduction of the full soundstage in domestic stereo systems relies to a great degree on room reflections and using omnipolar speakers, such as the MBL, can enhance that experience. In-wall speakers can be an option but, because of their fixed positions, require rather sophisticated preparation and setup.

Third, the satisfying in-room stereo illusion cannot be accurate because it is highly dependent on the particular acoustics of the listening room, any listening room. The use of lots of acoustical design/treatment and discrete multichannel recordings can recreate a more accurate soundstage.




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