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That "sense of envelopment and spaciousness" . . .

. . . is NOT something you want to hear in a good live performance venue. Too much echo distracts from, and confuses, the direct sound coming from the stage. The "hall sound" should be subliminal at best. (A possible exception being Gregorian chant in a large church, where the long reverb times allow the overtones to develop and contribute to the meditative/reverential atmosphere).

A multichannel system which "correctly" reproduces the subliminal ambience of a good venue would require an extremely dead room, and surround speakers with exceptionally wide dispersion, operating at very low SPLs.


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