Holographic imaging

"There are many ways that lead to Rome....."

And some of them pass right by Sofia's house, and you pause to think of her as you once did in the past. :-)

Lets face it, very few recordings were made in a fashion that I believe is required to set up the possibility that an audio system might produce a sonic hologram, as I would hear it.

As a pratical matter most everything we hear is the result of multi-miking, mixing down, compression, often by a low-end recording engineer in an anechoic studio or an unoccupied symphony hall (an echo chamber perhaps?). So if we are happy with our systems when it can reproduce this music well and even remotely remind us of a live event we should be content.

Mapman, You've got the right idea. You know what you hear, you know what you believe, and you're undetered by anything which might threaten your sonic/intellectual illusions. We should all be so fortunate, but we chase dreams anchored in the opinions of others.

Newbee,

I'm undetered because I've heard a lot of variations of very good live and reproduced sound over the years and know that there are many ways to skin a cat. We each make our own best informed choices.

Mapman, I agree that we make our own choices based on what we hear. I get no holographic presentation from omni directional speakers but do with my LaCampanellas and the H-Cat electronics. I suspect that all of us are interested in the music, but there is a thrill to realism in an outstanding performance, that I have always sought, but again some may not seek this. Need there be further discussion?

TBG,

Agreed that there is a thrill to realism in an outstanding performance.

IMHO,holography expands the image.Omni's no not image therefore cannot be holographic.quoting from reviews, dictionaries or from the bible does not prove anything.
As Tvad stated,the enjoyment of what you are hearing is the only thing that is important