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

Describing the soundstage as being deep, or 3D makes little sense given how most music is produced. If I hear (no visual cues) a set of drums 100meters distant, and a piano 20meters distant, I could probably tell that the piano was closer. But that is not a real situation. Even sitting in the front third, the depth of the orchestra is going to be some fraction of the distance from the listener to the nearest performers. And that is orchestra music. What about rock, jazz, vocal/piano and most other themes? There is no real depth to the performers in a live performance (without the visual cues). Closing your eyes and imagining depth is a fantasy. And that is live music. What about studio recordings? Regardless of how it is mic'd, where is the depth of field?


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  • Re: A very thoughtful post, thank you, but let me quibble about "Box speakers RIP". - maabx 05:12:48 03/22/07 (0)


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