cdp soundstage

All I can say is Lps do have an big immediate sounding soundstage.
I recorded from lp onto disc and the soundstage shrank big time.cds,compared to lps are quite compressed.I wish I could capture that lp sound on disc also.I believe some dacs,cdp,
can open the stage a little closer,but not much as far as I know.I thought if I went with a ADC to dac that I could capture that lp sound(NOT).I'm still on the hunt for cd(lp)
NIRVANA.

"I recorded from lp onto disc and the soundstage shrank big time.cds,compared to lps are quite compressed..."

That's odd since CDs have a MUCH greater signal to noise ratio. If the LP was properly recorded and transferred to CD I'll bet you couldn't distinguish between the two...

-RW-

That's odd since CDs have a MUCH greater signal to noise ratio.

As well as much greater channel separation, of course.

I recorded from lp onto disc and the soundstage shrank big time.

What was doing the A/D conversion? Quality A/D conversion is technically more challenging (and more expensive) than D/A conversion of similar sample rate and resolution, and also can require a good deal of care to get a clean analog signal into the converter.

the naim just doesnt present a very wide or deep soundstage in comparison to my turntable

Just a wild guess, but are you sure you have absolute phase correct through the cd path? If any of the components in that path invert absolute phase (meaning they invert the polarity of both channels), I'd imagine that might have some effects on perceived soundstage.

Regards,
-- Al