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From: chowkwan@priam.usc.edu (Raymond Chowkwanyun)
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Subject: Re: Amps, preamps, CD players, etc.
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Date: 28 Dec 90 14:26:57 GMT
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In article <8550@uwm.edu> ccicpg!keith@uunet.UU.NET (Keith McIntyre) writes:
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>Leave the amp on all the time, it causes less stress in the electronics and
>gives the best sound. The result is that imaging goes out past the outside 
>edges of the speakers on almost all the recordings I have whether they are 
>pop, jazz, classical or even Christmas music. This is rock solid imaging, 
>not fuzzy or vague sound placement. Depth is astounding on even pop 
>recordings. It easily goes back 7 feet or more at a minimum. Vertical imaging 
>suddenly is evident on recordings that never gave any hint of up and down 
>sound source placement.  Transparency and midrange detail are also enhanced 
>dramatically. Even bass response improved.
>

>                           -Keith McIntyre

Has anyone ever experienced a soundstage that extends past the physical
side walls of the listening room?  Keith doesn't say how far his speakers
are from the back wall, but I assume there's a good chance it's less than
the 7 feet he experiences.  I've also heard music seeming to emanate from
beyond the back wall, but the side walls?  I've never heard a soundstage
go beyond the side walls.  

-- ray