In Reply to: SOUNDSTAGE DEPTH. Is it IRRELEVANT to music enjoyment? posted by jusbe on April 15, 2000 at 06:13:14:
I enjoy depth, but don't find it critical since any reasonably well-assembled stereo will provide at least some illusion of depth, faux or no. Lateral width, however, I do find critical since, to me, a pinched stage presentation compresses scale, physical if not dynamic. I enjoy a "fast" sound as much as the next guy, but don't find pace as critical as coherence, which to me is what SET is all about. My experience has been that SET places players--playing together--coherently within the same space. My experience with push-pull, on the other hand, has been that the players are perhaps better defined within their individual spaces, but the presentation itself never develops the unity, coherence, and precision of a good SET presentation. Others might flatly disagree; they might not place as much musical value on those factors; or they might not "hear" or describe the musical presentation in those terms . . . all of which is cool--to each his own. But since soundspace coherence is what I look for in terms of musical (and, yes, auditory) satisfaction, then I suppose depth, width, and other spatial information is critical to my enjoyment. It's in the coherent presentation where I find the musical message. BTW, I use Lowther DX3's in Medallion II cabinets, and they throw a stage at least as coherent as my Spica TC-50's or the Angelus speakers I formerly owned.
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- Re: SOUNDSTAGE DEPTH. Is it IRRELEVANT to music enjoyment? - Jim A. 08:14:53 04/15/00 (4)
- Coherence and Speed - jusbe 19:03:57 04/15/00 (3)
- Re: Coherence and Speed (Spica vs. Lowther) - Jim A. 07:09:33 04/16/00 (2)
- Harmonic stuctural alignment, SAP Quartettes and Beauhorn Virtuosos - jusbe 16:49:06 04/16/00 (1)
- Re: Harmonic stuctural alignment, SAP Quartettes and Beauhorn Virtuosos - Jim A. 16:07:13 04/17/00 (0)