Neil McCauley
09-09-2016, 11:07
Paul McGowan .....
In nearly every venue there’s a sweet spot: somewhere that maximizes the intended experience. In a live concert, it may be the center, row three. Or perhaps the left side of the orchestra if you like the fuller, richer sound of the cellos and bass.
In a movie theater it could be dead center middle, or up a little closer.
Most of these choices are personal depending on our tastes.
But in a two channel high-end system, the sweet spot’s right dead center where you set it up for best imaging and rarely varies from person to person. This is because in a two channel setup, the three dimensional illusion (phantom center channel) we’re trying to generate is so heavily dependent on both ears getting an equal dose of audio from both speakers.
Because the size of the sweet spot in a two-channel system is completely ......
Continues @ http://www.hifianswers.com/2016/09/the-smartest-thing-to-do-is-define-the-size-of-the-sweet-spot-you-want/
In nearly every venue there’s a sweet spot: somewhere that maximizes the intended experience. In a live concert, it may be the center, row three. Or perhaps the left side of the orchestra if you like the fuller, richer sound of the cellos and bass.
In a movie theater it could be dead center middle, or up a little closer.
Most of these choices are personal depending on our tastes.
But in a two channel high-end system, the sweet spot’s right dead center where you set it up for best imaging and rarely varies from person to person. This is because in a two channel setup, the three dimensional illusion (phantom center channel) we’re trying to generate is so heavily dependent on both ears getting an equal dose of audio from both speakers.
Because the size of the sweet spot in a two-channel system is completely ......
Continues @ http://www.hifianswers.com/2016/09/the-smartest-thing-to-do-is-define-the-size-of-the-sweet-spot-you-want/