The Problem with Stereo
On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 4:38:20 AM UTC-7, Gary Eickmeier wrote:
THE PROBLEM WITH STEREO
at least one set of golden ears [Gordon Holt] said that he in a very real s=
ense "heard stereo" for the first time when he experimented with extracting=
the l-r and r-l signals and sending them to rear speakers with a small tim=
e delay and moderate treble roll-off, and sending the l+r signal to another=
speaker in the center between the conventional stereo pair. I have heard t=
his improvement for myself and heartily concur with Holt on this. the only =
difference is that I find the sound field to be more cohesive ["wraparound"=
] without the time delay. this also has the effect of greatly enlarging the=
"sweet spot" or at least making the usual lateral collapse of sound to the=
nearest speaker much less obnoxious, especially if the front stereo pair a=
re toed-in.
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