Is a good soundstage possible with 2 speakers only

The acoustic and psychoacoustic principles behind Ambiophonics are perfectly valid. Back in college I did some experimenting along similar lines, and even invented a passive inter-aural crosstalk cancellation system, but it was wildly impractical to say the least.

I don't doubt the claims made for very dramatic improvements in imaging, but if I understand correctly the downside is that your ears have to be in the right location for it to work - probably moreso than even the most sweet-spot-critical stereo setups. Thus I think an Ambiophonic setup would fit some people's listening style, but not others'.

Duke
dealer/manufacturer/inventor of the passive inter-aural crosstalk cancellator, circa 1984.

Why not try the free player?

I have some extra speakers to try it with (don't particularly feel like moving my main speakers). Would be even cooler if there was a Squeezebox plugin.

I'll keep my answer to the OPs question as a big Yes.

OK... I wanna change 'ignorance' to 'obstinacy’.

But are they, TACT, selling something or not, to achieve this better sound stage for the two ch listener?

Yes. They are.

I nearly fell asleep reading the whole of that article/pitch and settings instructions. In fact I had to stop before I did.

Apparently, our er, my brain has adjusted to using merely two speakers. As I said before, it seems that way for the vast majority as well…. But if some new method appeals to some other’s then super. Go for it.

I’d like to know if it matters what other pair of loudspeakers, amps, and cabling will matter as well, for this setup. Since more audio gear is going to be needed along with more setup and measurements.

Or can one just drift into Best Buy and get some El Cheapo monitors and zip wire and what about another amp? Won’t one be then needed for those extra speakers?

Damn little about all this ambiphonic integration and application seems either simple… or inexpensive.

I wonder why Lexicon or other manufacturers did not get on board with TACT and their uh, ‘tact’ on acquiring more accuracy in the sound stage.

It seems to me money was only a part of and not the only aspect of, which needed to be polished up. All that tweaking by the end user, voicing of additional transducers, amps, etc, on the surface make this implementation of TACT’s process a fairly heady experience for the run of the mill audio nut to acquire, setup and apply.

BTW… how does this TACT process differ from or be better than the auto room correction system now available from Audacy, or like that used by Krell in their ARS Evolution series?

Maybe it’s just all about everyone is trying to build a better mousetrap, or a new one. TACT’s is merely another. Their’s plenty of them. So there’s the argument for WHICH one, and then the argument for ‘IF’ electronic correction alters the sound adversely.