Disappearing Act refers to the speakers. It is the listener's inability to localize the speakers when music is being played. Usually humans should be able to figure out exact location of the sound source for frequencies above 120 Hz or so. Certain speakers have to ability to recreate the sound stage without drawing attention to itself. That is what you refer to as "Disappearing Act," or your inability to localize the speakers.
The Disappearing Act
Nope, I am not talking about some magic trick!
I often read here and other forums, when someone describing sound of their system….the music flows and speakers simply disappears. Also read similar acclamation for an amp, preamp or DAC.
Would you agree when someone experience this phenomenon, you’re left with nothing but the music in its purest form. I would say, it’s a testament to the synergy of your components, room acoustics and meticulous setup.
I would like to know, were you listening to something particularly special when ‘disappearing act’ happens, or is it a consistent experience across the tracks?
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I was recently visiting my son and he has a 3D gaming headset and games. After much adjustment (old eyes) it was completely enthralling. OMG a whole new world. The downside is when you take the headset off your whole world collapses into the room you're standing in. Almost disappointing! My rig does the same thing and given the size of all the equipment and speakers it is rather remarkable. As a side note the electronics are in between the speakers so that sort of puts that "old saw" to rest. To answer your question it happens all the time with well recorded material @baylinor . Particularly delightful on live jazz recordings. Even DSTM does a great job of disappearing, sort of surprising due to the tons of electronic sounds going on. Regards, barts |
For “disappearing speakers,” Steinmusic Blue Diamonds are working well for me. Since I placed them on top of MartinLogan Expression 13a speakers, all music sounds noticeably better. How? The sound is not limited by the height of the speaker; it actually seems to extend upward. The width and depth of the sound is much enhanced, seemingly without boundaries. Caution: these comments represent my experiences, with my equipment, in my room. This product is so amazing, so different in its effect on sound, to my ears. It can be auditioned risk-free. Many thanks to Mike at TweekGeek for making this quantum leap possible. |
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