“Where I originally had my speakers, the vocals seemed to be a little fuller. (If my memory is correct). Now, with little toe in, they seem to be a little thinner sounding, but the soundstage is wider, and details are more apparent.
Which is correct? Or the best? I’ll keep fiddling.
ozzy”
Heyya Ozzy,
Hopefully no issue for me to revive this thread - seems a very good question went unanswered.
Which soundstage (wide vs. deep) is best or correct? Easy - whichever is most enjoyable, as judged by you. Indecisiveness is a key enemy here, lol!
The real question: how consistent among all your recorded music are your preferences in sonic imagery characteristics? I’d hazard a guess of “below 100%” ;)
Uh oh, so much for “Easy”!
To keep sane on spacing / distance / toe-in, I remind myself that speaker placement measurements and ratios should theoretically differ from album to album, or even among “pressings” of one album if remasters are involved. Heck, some of the more digitally manipulated recordings seem to vary among tracks on the same album in how “effectively” things are staged by speakers’ positioning.
My speakers don’t provide the most pinpoint imaging, but they do shine a glaring light on any studio panning oddities. The toe-in that sounds great to me on some recordings is far from ideal on others. Thankfully, I don’t think most speakers made for one MLP will be such divas in this way. Still, we might be mistaken if we adopt a one-positioning-fits-all-recordings mindset. It would be a bit like assuming one-volume setting-fits-all-recordings mindset, yeah? Sigh, some complications are unavoidable even with the best of tech.
In my case, those Townshend podiums would never work without extreme customization, so at least I have that part of my back-and-forth considerations simplified, ha!
