Took response34's advice and played Madonna's "Vogue" and was blown away by the soundstage. It did indeed extend beyond my de Capo's horizontal plane! In fact, much of The Immaculate Collection post 1984 is immaculately produced. Thanks for the tip, r34.
Recommend a recording that shows of soundstage
Im interested if someone can recommend a particular recording that excels in image height, depth, layering and particularly, beyond the speakers imaging. I've often thought that imaging was highly recording dependent.
I recently picked up Mehta's The Planets and was astonished at what I heard.
I recently picked up Mehta's The Planets and was astonished at what I heard.
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Lyrita recordings are some of my favorites for depth and dimensionality. Try Boult's Bax, Holst, and Moeran discs. http://www.lyrita.co.uk/index.php?id=catalogue Many Lyrita recordings were made by Ken Wilkinson. Many of the recordings he made in Kingsway Hall (mostly for Decca, I believe) are still audiophile classics. Decca is another favorite. Here's an excellent example of one of their recordings from the Vienna Sofiensaal: http://www.amazon.com/Schubert-Rosamunde-Karl-Munchinger/dp/B000060MDY or http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005UW3Y/ |
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