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In Reply to: RE: Sound coming from outside of the soundstage posted by pistonengine on March 16, 2012 at 14:45:48
LOL! PE, I discarded the center speaker long ago because I don't need it.
This is edited from the post where I mentioned it earlier [adding context clarification in brackets]:
One of the examples was Peter Gabriels's UP in SACD Stereo. A friend once challenged that I HAD to be using the multi-channel layer (which I never use). No way could stereo do this, he said. I won a case of beer.
...The effect on "Growing Up"... This piece is one I used many times. It creates a sound bubble of surrond sound that includes the ceiling. Awesome; and I did not use the subwoofer which [if I do] adds even more resonance "air". [at the expense of other things that I like without it]
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I then added that the CD layer of the SACD recreates much of this effect. In other words, SACD format is not the determining factor for this to happen. It is the way the recording is made. Ergo, if you have the CD, you may be able to hear this.
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Yeah, I imagine now that I have a proper setup, I can get by just fine without mine. Might even be better without it. Whether by accident of design (unlikely) or accident of rookie ears (likely), it works seamlessly with the Maggies. Wouldn't be hard to turn it off on the receiver though and test the differences. In fact, I wonder if it'll give a better psychological center since the channel wouldn't be a point source from the bottom of the TV. OTOH, the center of my image shifts left when I move left and shifts right for when I move right, so the center might be best for those off-axis.
I have *a* "Growing Up" track on disc one of Gabriel's "Hit and Miss" collection. It doesn't exceed beyond the soundstage. It's almost certainly a different mix (in fact, it says "Tom Lord-Alge Mix"), but I think we've already establish your room/ears have a better sense of the surround. I'm probably going to move within a few months. Going to rent a house. Priority #1: decent living room dimensions.
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