Many Classical records made in real hall acoustic environment with small number of microphones have a real soundstage depth. I mean big part of live records (from 1970x - 1990x) and records done from 1955 to 1965.
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
Ok, help me out fellas. Is it a myth or what?
I’m a good listener, I listen deep into the music, and I feel like I have good ears. But I can’t confirm that I can hear soundstage depth. I can hear 1 instrument is louder, but this doesn’t help me to tell if something is more forward or more behind. Even in real life and 2 people are talking, I can’t honestly say I know which one is in front.
The one behind will sound less loud, but is that all there is to soundstage depth? I think the answer I’m looking for has to do with something I read recently. Something about depth exist only in the center in most system, the good systems has depth all around the soundstage.
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Hi @mihorn , Some legendary vintage speakers produce sound stage depth very well. For example, Quad ESL57, Tannoy coaxial speakers from 50x-70x. |
@toddalin Thanks for clarifying. |
Are you not merely defining people who enjoy high quality audio as more perceptive? If not, how do you know? I read that Paul Klipsch hired people to do blind testing, and found that some of them were very perceptive to subtle differences while others not so much. There was no correlation between their ability to hear and their interest in music or hifi. Appreciation is a different thing than perception. |
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