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Re: A very thoughtful post, thank you, but let me quibble about "Box speakers RIP".

"I don't think I could tell whether or not the drums were in the front or rear of the other instruments.
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Really? I don't find this to be so difficult...especially if I am sitting in the front third of the concert hall.

Remember, when orchestral recordings are made many of the instrument groups are close miked and then mixed as if you were sitting quite close to the orchestra. If you are in the first few rows it is quite easy to localize instruments as direct sound dominates.

I have an orchestral recording made with only a single stereo ribbon microphone and the sense of depth on this recording is like what I hear live when sitting in the middle of a good concert hall. Very realistic but a killer in terms of dynamics for most systems.


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