Soundstage is a form of trickery,but can be fun when you hear it after changing a component.
Was it always there?
Or is it some sort of benevolent distortion that the new component has?
Perhaps the new component is more revealing of what had always been there in the recording?
Is the recording an accurate reproduction of a real musical event or is the soundstage just studio trickery?
Perhaps we need a list of recordings that are known to throw a huge soundtage in either or both formats.
But if a speaker didn't throw a huge soundstage,is that a deal breaker?
Maybe it does other things better,maybe it's more truthful to the tone of the instruments, or has more depth, detail or speed.
I suppose I should admit that I don't fuss about soundstage as much as I used to and that I don't miss it.
I do fuss about other things.
If I can't differentiate a string bass from a Fender,I wouldn't care about good or bad soundstage.
I remember some of my systems had better soundstaging than what I have now, but those systems were mostly of the 2 driver stand mount variety.
To go back to those systems just for improved soundstaging would be too much of a sacrifice in other aspects of sound reproduction for my tatse.
Was it always there?
Or is it some sort of benevolent distortion that the new component has?
Perhaps the new component is more revealing of what had always been there in the recording?
Is the recording an accurate reproduction of a real musical event or is the soundstage just studio trickery?
Perhaps we need a list of recordings that are known to throw a huge soundtage in either or both formats.
But if a speaker didn't throw a huge soundstage,is that a deal breaker?
Maybe it does other things better,maybe it's more truthful to the tone of the instruments, or has more depth, detail or speed.
I suppose I should admit that I don't fuss about soundstage as much as I used to and that I don't miss it.
I do fuss about other things.
If I can't differentiate a string bass from a Fender,I wouldn't care about good or bad soundstage.
I remember some of my systems had better soundstaging than what I have now, but those systems were mostly of the 2 driver stand mount variety.
To go back to those systems just for improved soundstaging would be too much of a sacrifice in other aspects of sound reproduction for my tatse.