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In Reply to: RE: It is why there is stereo. posted by Ralph on April 20, 2016 at 11:37:44
I've told myself a few times that it doesn't matter but I'll bet that if it were not there I'd know right away and feel like something was missing.
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I really don't care about sound staging. I get equal enjoyment from old mono recordings as I do modern stereo recordings. When you go to a live rock concert there is no real sound staging and when i go to my classical concerts I don't pay any attention to sound staging. I have a friend who is totally deaf in one hear and he loves listening to is system. Obviously no sound staging for him
Alan
You're it. I lived through the mono/stereo transition with never a thought about "soundstaging," a phenomenon never recognized (or even named) for many years. I came to figure stereo was, originally, mainly a way for manufacturers to sell new gear (and speaker manufacturers to sell twice as many speakers).
I've been told by audiobuddies that my system images well and exhibits a great soundstage and I mainly think, huh, that's nice, glad they enjoy it. Me, I really don't care except that I briefly listen differently when someone tells me this, before i realize that it really matters less than a whole lot of other things :-)
The stereo concept was developed mostly by Blumlein a long long time ago- so long that by the 1970s many people didn't really understand what it was anymore- just two sources of sound rather than a soundstage. It didn't help that the industry really didn't address the issue head on- I still meet people that don't have any idea that the speakers are supposed to project a 3D soundfield.
Some audiophiles grew up without that understanding. I really didn't get introduced to what that was about myself until about 1976 or so. It felt like a new world had been introduced!
"...project a 3D soundfield"
IMO people who think soundstage is unimportant should walk around for a day with a patch over one eye.
Tre'
Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
"Still Working the Problem"
No doubt about that! I've avoided that painful experience for the past thirty years. I can't think of a more dreadful presentation than hearing mediocre gear at earbleeding levels.
As for me, I find it detracts from the performance when one has to use ear plugs to prevent hearing damage. :)
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