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Post Subject: IT as a function of setup luck?Posted by rowuk on: 10/24/2021
We have all run into the situation that IF we toe in the speakers, we increase localization of the recorded sonic events, if we toe out, the "imaging" becomes more diffuse. I will maintain that for a given type of listener and genre, we do not have to fool around too much with the "imaging" issue BUT if we have a broad selection of genres, we will always have issues with toe in.
In addition, I have mentioned sum and difference modulation as a "natural occurrence" in live music and due to our loudspeaker geometry and close miking, an "unnatural occurrence." It goes so far as not being able to "hear" if an event is in tune with itself or not - something immediately apparent in a live situation.
Sum and Difference are 2 different phenomena - the difference being mostly LF and the sum being mostly HF. This means that artifacts are dealt with with different amplifiers, drivers and physical positions in a multi way system. These artifacts are then presented in different spaces instead of together with the sound sources. We are more sensitive to "height" at HF.
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