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Stereo Imaging

I think I've written about this before, but I wonder how many of us who use the same system for HT and music get fooled into suspecting the center channel must be generating the center image. I was playing the Abkco disc of "Let It Bleed" and found myself compelled once again to put my ear to the center channel to assure it was not generating the strong centered image I was hearing. Intellectually I knew it wasn't because I've tested it before, but the image is so strong it creates a cognitive dissonance. In a world of 7.1, I'm afraid I forget just how effective stereo can be in generating a soundstage.

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mikeba316
65 posts
 
Larry,

Yeah. Freaky for sure.

I actually use that drum intro to that song as a test when I try different tweaks and cables. There should be a seamless 360 degree circle from those drums. If part of the circle is missing or it's uneven then something is wrong. I'm experiencing that right now with a tweak I'm trying.

mike
mceljo
1,357 posts
 
Is this their self titled CD or one of the others? This sounds like something that I'd enjoy hearing.

Right now I have a bassinet "tweak" in front of my right channel speaker. It should only last a few weeks until my wife can handle stairs after her c-section. I can't say that I've been able to turn the volume up enough to notice any difference. It's all about diapers and trying to get some sleep right now.
lrsky
1,118 posts
 
Mceljo,
Enjoy every minute...before you realize it...little he or she will be out on their own, living their own life, AS THEY SHOULD...but the time passes from this moment to that, all too quickly.

Good listening,
Larry
cdwallace3
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If your center channel isn't improving the quality of your soundstage, you're system isn't set up correctly. (Your other channels play a privital role as well, but one step at a time)
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
Mceljo, Don't play that for your son til his teens. Congratulations!!
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