Soundstaging and Imaging: The Delusion about The Illusion

Thanks for the correction. My recall matches your ratio: 8 rear drivers and 1 front driver.  

I saw one post in another thread where somebody claimed the need for a larger room to accommodate the expansive soundstage of reproduced sound from their audio system.

Think about that that comment for a few minutes.

A very large system in a small room could be problematic. Why is that controversial? Celander, I'm not trolling you here, but I'm curious to understand your perspective. Care to share? 

Absolutely no illusion, you would hear the same thing I'm hearing in a given room where there is "holography" meaning a 3 dimensional image. I first heard this 30 years ago in a high end emporium, the speakers were B&W, I don't remember the electronics; and then again in another high end emporium.

I recall the components the second time, they were all top of the line Audio Research electronics, including CD player and the speakers were Thiel.

It took 30 years, but I have recreated this illusion in my listening room. While you can get good imaging with decent electronics, I don't believe you can get "holography" with less than Class "A" electronics.

The first thing to do is get a good audio image; left, right and center. Although you may believe that everything depends on your components, and how you set your speakers up, that's not the case. The final phase depends on room treatment, and it's the most difficult to get. I got it right by following others suggestions, and sheer luck. Since every room is different, all I can tell you is, "Good luck".

To be more specific, audio holography, the illusion of the vocalist in the room, is not a delusion, but a complex and difficult phenomenon to achieve, which is why most don't consider it essential.