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Subject: Re: Amps, preamps, CD players, etc.
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Date: 31 Dec 90 15:07:03 GMT
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In article <8586@uwm.edu> chowkwan@priam.usc.edu (Raymond Chowkwanyun) writes:
>
>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	

I have, especially since I placed my MGIIIa's so that the ribbon tweeter
is to the outer side of each speaker (that is nearer to the side wall).
Placement became more critical than before, and I spent some hours 
experimenting with distances between the speakers and the walls, and especially
the toe-in angle; (to make the speakers disappear, I had to increase the angle
from about 5 degrees to about 10 for perfect centerfill).  And it was worth it!
Overall result: a wider soundstage, and a more open sound in general.
With records that have it, the soundstage can extend to twice the width of
the distance between the speakers' outer edges, which is well beyond the side
walls!  For example, most of Airto's records have these wonderful percussion
sounds (bells, etc) seemingly coming from the neighbor's house.

Happy listenings!

Marios