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Speaker Imaging - Do you hear a line, or do you hear an arc??

Hi Everyone,

I am not trolling, I genuinely am interested in your experiences.


When listening to a system you feel images well, how do you perceive the sound stage? Do you perceive it as a rectangular space on which the speakers sit, or does it sound like an arc, going further back towards the middle?


Please give examples with music and speakers if you have the time.


Thanks,
Erik
erik_squires
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geoffkait
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ieales.
IMO, most HiFi haven’t a clue as to what constitutes an accurate presentation. Lord knows that most shops are incapable of an accurate presentation.

>>>I heard a system a few days ago that puts everything else to shame. If you could hear what I heard with my ears. Great soundstage has almost nothing to do with brand names. Everything is relative. - A. Einstein
rodman99999
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"I think it would be difficult to know how your system is staging without extremely intimate knowledge of the recording." READ the second post in this thread. The tests listed remove all variables, associated with the source(ie: microphone techniques, venues, etc) and provide references, which obviate the need for listener familiarity with the recording.   Again: all that’s only for those interested in finding out, if their systems(and/or ears/brains) are up to the task, given a recording that contains the info.
tomcarr
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Erik-
Thank you for the kind words.
Sorry to hear about your lack of a listening room. Especially a shame since you were the first person here to mention any kind of room treatment to me several years ago. You said try hanging some blankets on the walls. Well, I did just that and was amazed at the difference it made. Thus began my quest of focusing on the room more than the gear. My system is very modest but sounds wonderful to me because of the room treatment and meticulous attention to the setup. 
And thanks again for helping me get better sound than I've ever had before (going way back to the 70s).

Tom
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ieales
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My system is very modest but sounds wonderful ... because of the room treatment and meticulous attention to the setup.
probably no need for "to me"

If only people would realize it's the room!

As a recording engineer, I mostly didn't give a rat's patoot about the hardware. The room however...
erik_squires OP
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Tom :

Thanks so much for remembering me. I think you are the third person who ever took any of my advice! Getting good sound with minimal effort and cost is a goal I have for myself and like to share. I'm glad I could help you.


I could make things better here, I'm just ... settling. I had plans to donate furniture, and make a lot more space in the living room, turning the stereo around and re-positioning the 5 panels and 2 bass traps.


Unfortunately the Vet's org won't take furniture this big, and most want me to pay to ship to them, so I'm probably going to junk some big pieces as I downsize, and just thinking of that wears me out. :)


I should make it a priority and reward myself with a nice new rack from Butcher Block Acoustics.


Best,
E
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