Holographic imaging

Tvad said:
"Now, having just owned an ARC Reference 3 preamp, I agree it does not create a holographic image. Nothing as compared to the Atma-Sphere MP-1 or Lamm LL2 Deuxe preamps I owned."

So you're saying that you prefer the Atma-Sphere and Lamm to the ARC??

Dave

Duke, I agree with you and what seems strange to me is the value we (me too) place on "holographic" effects in our stereos when they don't seem to be part of the live experience to my ears. I suspect the reason is that in live music you can see the performers, you don't need auditory clues for localization, you simply see it - we may be trying to make up for that.

No recording will ever capture the same spatial cues and no system will ever present them to you equivalently as occurred when your ears registered them live. So I believe its a pipe dream to think that any system is doing this accurately.

Given this, I believe its each person's choice regarding how they prefer the musical image to be presented to them, holographically or otherwise. Choose your technology and resulting distortions of preference...in the end its our individual perceptions and opinions that makes the real difference in regards to musical enjoyment or no.