Soundstage depth and width

Wow what a smart thread!!

soundstage width and depth are mostly illusions. they are artifacts of a recording.

Mr M- IF you are interested in educating yourself; you might CAREFULLY study this article: (http://www.deltamedia.com/resource/stereo_microphone_techniques.html) Proper microphone technics CAN & WILL capture hall ambience and sound stage info. A properly set up, resolving sound system WILL reproduce that info. The majority of recordings are not done with those attributes as a goal, however.

After I got my Salk SoundScape speakers, I notice that the sound sometimes will spill out into the room. Maybe it is the good dispersion of the speakers but I don’t really know. The back of the midrange chamber is held on with magnets and when removed greatly increases the depth of the soundstage. How that happens, I don’t know either.

Bob

hi rodman:

i agree that microphone selection and placement can create the illusion of depth and width.

the aforementioned sensation is probably not the same as the experience of listening to a symphony orchestra.

depending upon seat location, the perception of distance will vary , but sounds different from that which a stereo system can produce.

the microphone placement is also different from one's listening position in a concert hall.

it is hard to create the natural sound of an orchestra from a recording in most listening rooms.