Hola,
Way back in the day, there was an article about stereo imaging that, as I recall, said that stereo imaging that occurred to the "outside" of your speakers was not so much "intentional imaging" in those areas as it was more of an artifact of phase shift.
I think the article kind of implied that imaging that occured to the lateral sides of the speakers was actually the result of an "error" somewhere in the reproduction chain.
So, I thought I'd ask you guys, in whose ears I trust, and see if you notice specific imaging taking place to the outside of your speakers.
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Then, on kind of a related note.
Do you guys ever play with your "sweet spot?"
I like to roam around in the sound field and check out the different sonic impressions that occur in different parts of the room.
In my basement, I can be standing outside the "listener-speaker" triangle and almost get a sensation that "something's happening over there," and as I step into that area, there is a palpable feeling of entering into a different "physical" space.
Then, sometimes, on some discs, I feel like I can walk around in that sound triangle area and actually get changing perspectives of the band.
So, do you ever notice that sort of thing as you roam about in your room, or do you try and create different types of sweet spots now and again?
I know there's 'sposed to be just one "properly sweet spot," but other spots can be less sweet and still be quite entertaining.
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Lastly, have you ever strolled up to some planar speakers and "watched" the imaging get more and more foreshortened, and as you step right between them, get that sort of imaging inside your head feeling that headphones can sometimes create?
It's sort of the aural equivalent of the camera work Hitchcock used to make you feel how Jimmy Stewart felt in Vertigo.
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Added as an edit...
Oops!
I forgot one of the questions.
How do you take your imaging?
I tend to like systems that image behind the speakers more than systems with "upfront" imaging.
Maybe that explains my tendency to like planar/bipolar/dipolar speakers?
Hola,
Way back in the day, there was an article about stereo imaging that, as I recall, said that stereo imaging that occurred to the "outside" of your speakers was not so much "intentional imaging" in those areas as it was more of an artifact of phase shift.
I think the article kind of implied that imaging that occured to the lateral sides of the speakers was actually the result of an "error" somewhere in the reproduction chain.
So, I thought I'd ask you guys, in whose ears I trust, and see if you notice specific imaging taking place to the outside of your speakers.
____________________________
____________________________
Then, on kind of a related note.
Do you guys ever play with your "sweet spot?"
I like to roam around in the sound field and check out the different sonic impressions that occur in different parts of the room.
In my basement, I can be standing outside the "listener-speaker" triangle and almost get a sensation that "something's happening over there," and as I step into that area, there is a palpable feeling of entering into a different "physical" space.
Then, sometimes, on some discs, I feel like I can walk around in that sound triangle area and actually get changing perspectives of the band.
So, do you ever notice that sort of thing as you roam about in your room, or do you try and create different types of sweet spots now and again?
I know there's 'sposed to be just one "properly sweet spot," but other spots can be less sweet and still be quite entertaining.
___________________________
___________________________
Lastly, have you ever strolled up to some planar speakers and "watched" the imaging get more and more foreshortened, and as you step right between them, get that sort of imaging inside your head feeling that headphones can sometimes create?
It's sort of the aural equivalent of the camera work Hitchcock used to make you feel how Jimmy Stewart felt in Vertigo.
________________________
________________________
Added as an edit...
Oops!
I forgot one of the questions.
How do you take your imaging?
I tend to like systems that image behind the speakers more than systems with "upfront" imaging.
Maybe that explains my tendency to like planar/bipolar/dipolar speakers?