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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
mr_m
1,900 posts
 
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
7,923 posts
 
Yeah, sounds and acoustic space are not two dimensional, but audiophiles' brains can be. What else is new ?
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ivan_nosnibor
1,057 posts
 
@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
1,019 posts
 

 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

jerrysfinger
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I think once you've heard it, it's difficult to go back. Recorded studio music can be frustrating if vocals are slightly off, whereas with live music you have a visual reference and can accept the positioning. Closed eyes and revelling in the positioning of well reproduced music is bliss. 
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