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How important is it for you to attain a holographic image?

I’m wondering how many A’goners consider a holographic image a must for them to enjoy their systems?  Also, how many achieve this effect on a majority of recordings?
Is good soundstaging enough, or must a three dimensional image be attained in all cases.  Indeed, is it possible to always achieve it?

rvpiano
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lowrider57
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A low noise floor is required for holographic imaging. This  improves dynamics, transparency, depth.
It's true that if it's not recorded that way, it wont play back with holography.

Great example is with Wagner and Strauss, the solo horn in the distance seems to float way behind the orchestra. When performed live, the horn is really standing offstage.
mr_m
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How can some of you call holographic sound a parlor trick? Isn't Stereo sound from high end equipment referred to as an "illusion?"
inna
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Yeah, sounds and acoustic space are not two dimensional, but audiophiles' brains can be. What else is new ?
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ivan_nosnibor
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@inna, 

Nice...

@mr_m,

If all of it is an illusion, and it is, then which parts of the illusion are necessary and which, maybe, not so much?

Regards.
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michaelgreenaudio
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 2018 and no soundstage yet? It's hard (impossible, frightening) for me to entertain the thought of stereo playback without it's soundstage. It's hard for me to imagine not playing fullrange, or having a system that doesn't play, fully, all of my recordings. When I read people saying they have part and not able to get all, it makes me wonder what are they waiting on.

Only getting part of stereo would be torture for me.

Michael Green

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