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In the Thread: 2+3 surround sound??
Post Subject: Pop vs classicalPosted by steverino on: 4/19/2025
Paul S,
I think per the above 5 page discussion, this is very far from the usual get this component and hookup here or modify components this way. So i don't see any generic solution being advanced that is at the level of this phono cartridge or that EAR mod or this position of speakers etc. We are not listening in the same rooms on the same equipment even leaving aside the individual sonic priorities we all have or the basic physics of our listening rooms that impact reverb. My own feeling is that what Romy is talking about would work better or at least more easily on most pop recordings than on classical since pop recordings are largely concurrent mono arbitrarily positioned and close mic'ed. With pop recordings even nearfield listening doesn't add much envelopment unless they are phasy such as Cocteau Twins, psychedelia or recorded more naturally in space. Yes adding reverb would be artificial but no more than such recordings already are and, if done right, might be more pleasing.
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