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Speakers that can reveal orchestral instruments' positions

Can you tell the positions of instruments in orchestra from your favorite orchestral music CD/SACD/LP/...?
For example, horns and percussion from the back and strings from the front?
Telling the left and right positions are not that hard, but the front and back? 
If your answer is convincing yes, could you tell me about your speakers/amps/source/cartridge and the recording?
I could feel a little bit of 3D imaging on my Apogee Diva, but not as much as I could when I listen to orchestral music from live concerts. I feel far less from my Harbeth C7es and Tyler Linbrook signature systems. 

ihcho
audiokinesis
2,777 posts
 
Mozartfan wrote:

"Tyler, now defunct..."

Tyler Acoustics is still in business. I just exchanged e-mails with Ty Lashbrook less than five minutes ago.

Tyler Acoustics is not only very much still in business, they are among the few high-end home audio companies that are also successful in the professional recording studio market:

http://www.tyleracoustics.com/Mastering_Studios.html

Not many designers have the chops to compete successfully in both markets. Tipping my virtual hat to Ty Lashbrook.

Duke
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wspohn
624 posts
 
Both my Wilsons and Vandersteens are champs at imaging, side to side, fore, afte and height.
condosound
132 posts
 
I just changed to Emerald Physics EP3.8, with concentric mid/tweeters-- the orchestral spatial imaging is very, very good, side to side and in depth; I'm still working on best subwoofer placement for them. Played the EP3.8s with PASS XA25, McIntosh 128, and Akitika G120, and all three of these amps image well with these speakers. Also, with this system DSDs played on an OPPO BDP-205 are so very fine. I expect that some might say that the EP3.8s are bright, but if you can appreciate a great oboe concerto you should try listening on these speakers. 
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audioman58
4,410 posts
 
Big sound labs are very 3 dimentional  for big Loudspeakers as well. As         MBL 101D when setup properly and plenty of quality amplification.
sameyers1
143 posts
 
Totem Acoustics speakers are excellent at imaging in three dimensions. I have Totem Sky Towers, which are a small, 33 1/2" tall, two-way design.  I can place instruments left and right and front to back on orchestral pieces. They are also capable of being placed fairly close to a rear wall.  On jazz recordings they provide vertical placement of a standing vocalist in front of a piano trio.


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