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Best 3-D imaging setup I have heard by a huge margin was all mbl system in a well set up dealer showroom.
Source was a SOTA modern reference Reel to reel tape.
Phono and CD on same system did not fare as well, though still better than most anything else I have heard in terms of 3-D.
RTR was full bodied like live performers occupying specific locations you could point to in the large showroom area behind speakers.
Phono and CD was similar but thinner less convincing sound in comparison to RTR in both cases.
Totally holographic/3-D
Exact same dealer's gear sounded average at a show.
Showroom optimized for those were key, ie very deep and uniquely shaped and well treated tapered space/area behind speakers.
I have heard many other very good 3-D setups at home and at shows, but that was the best by far. Others are similarly good at best but room size and design and more directional speaker designs are usually the constraint that still keeps the best of the pack together. mbl omni design + large optimized room seemed to be the keys. Few would have a room like that at home unless specifically designed.
Best 3-D imaging setup I have heard by a huge margin was all mbl system in a well set up dealer showroom.
Source was a SOTA modern reference Reel to reel tape.
Phono and CD on same system did not fare as well, though still better than most anything else I have heard in terms of 3-D.
RTR was full bodied like live performers occupying specific locations you could point to in the large showroom area behind speakers.
Phono and CD was similar but thinner less convincing sound in comparison to RTR in both cases.
Totally holographic/3-D
Exact same dealer's gear sounded average at a show.
Showroom optimized for those were key, ie very deep and uniquely shaped and well treated tapered space/area behind speakers.
I have heard many other very good 3-D setups at home and at shows, but that was the best by far. Others are similarly good at best but room size and design and more directional speaker designs are usually the constraint that still keeps the best of the pack together. mbl omni design + large optimized room seemed to be the keys. Few would have a room like that at home unless specifically designed.