Limited soundstage between speakers
No matter what the source, the soundstage in my system remains within the width of the speakers. I read with envy of systems which extend the soundstage outside the speaker boundaries. Is this a problem with my speakers, amplification, room boundaries or something else?
What change should I make to improve the soundstage?
gyrodec/shelter 501/exposure 3010s2d/ spendorA6
It is easy to hear bad reflection because too great amount or bad timing between them... Acoustic is really about how to train our ears....it takes only time, no money.... And i used also re- configuration of pressures zones of the room with Helmholtz resonators and diffusers..Very powerful....
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Components and diffusor and Diffuser/absorber room treatment. One of my rooms..... Omni speakers.... Diffusors...... Diffuser/absorbers for 1st reflection points (Previously used for direct radiators but still are magical) Vaulted ceilings... Panoramic yet convincingly real and live recordings are simply incredible. 1200 dollar system sounds like 12k or better. |
I believe you... I live the same experience in my own way...
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I don’t feel it’s appropriate to think of room reflections as distortion. Ideally they add something nice to the listening experience. Our brain is very adept at discerning the original signal from a reflection most of the time, so distortion in equipment will generally have a more damaging effect to our listening pleasure than a room reflection, although in some cases reflections can sound very bad and ruin the sound quality. Stereo imaging is already messed up in a simple 2 channel configuration due to immediate crosstalk from the speakers reaching both ears. This is probably why most people don't enjoy 2 channel audio in an anechoic space, while more channels with a good mix can sound very good. With just 2 channels it can be argued that we really need some appropriate reflections to smooth out the otherwise intense crosstalk comb filtering created when 2 channels are playing the same thing to create a center image. I can relate to rrm’s frustration and have had to strike a balance between imaging precision and a more enveloping and spacious experience. My speakers are fairly narrow in their dispersion above 600Hz and that makes for very little of the beyond the speaker experience, except with that Roger Waters stuff, and at least one Madonna album I heard. There’s more than just getting that effect though. Listening to a wider dispersion speaker with great off axis smoothness that my co-worker brought in to the office, I was beguiled by the life and vividness it added to have more early reflections informing my ears. Sounds seem to hang in the air around the speakers like halos. Honestly I don’t get the effect of live acoustic instruments ever doing that but I like it! It comes at the expense of a very shimmery high end that could get fatiguing, like looking at sparklers for too long. They’re pretty but they’ll burn a hole in your retina. Still, I’m tempted to re-do my mid and high horns for a bit wider dispersion to add a little zest. |
