Good article in Feb Hi-Fi News by Barry Willis and Dr. Doug Mahar on human hearing. Their observations and conclusions on the "stereo illusion" and height/depth (or rather the lack of it!) in most playback situations is very interesting...although annoyingly they sort of "chicken-out" in the final conclusion by saying (my words): "There really isn't any soundstage info except for left-right laterality, but its vital to retain maximum detail so your brain can do its best shot at fooling you that there is".
Actually on reflection I suppose that is a reasonable argument. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42115 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
