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In Reply to: Re: Agreed... posted by Presto on October 14, 2005 at 08:46:00:
I never rememebr tracks but it's the one where a little boy is talking -- Dickens something and there is a horse and carriage coming toward you from a distance. It's kind of a proof that corner speakers can in fact do depth of image. But I stress that this is simply not something that truly matters because other speakers do this to a level that would not sound poor.In reading a review (I know) af the AN E (my speaker's big brother) in enjoythemusic.com soundstaging cues are always rated highly. I'm not saying it's unimportant but I feel it is least important because we as listeners simply have no way to know if what is being projected or WHERE the instrument is located is correct. Tone and voice we're far better at detecting. To me it's like judging a speaker based on listening to a special effects car crash sequence - We're better at judging a piano than a car crash.
Incidentally, why not run a movie in 2 channel through the hi-fi and you can SEE where the action is and where the sound is or should be coming from. Even in spite of the mix down to 2 channel it's an effective way to hear and see where action is coming from and speakers indicate those positions correctly. Or live music DVDs might be better here as well if done right.
There is also a track i think using bagpipes which also comes from a great distance toward the listener - I think it's one of Loreena McKennit but it could be Mike Oldfield.
Gives me a reason to listen to Loreena McKennit.
Interestingly, Loreena McKennit and mom went to Soundhounds - my dealer in Victoria and gave the store a bunch of her cds so they could use to audition for people. Good call because her album Prologue I put on the AN E and Meishu set-up. The person wondering if the 8 inch woofer p[owered by an 8 watt amp could do bass was no longer left wondering. Though the albums I have from her are not actually all that well recorded - someone told me they are bringing out remastered versions so I've been holding off. I would like that double live album but it's really pricey up here for some reason.
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