Originally Posted by
Barry
Depends on the recording: on a few the soloist can apper to be slightly in front of the plane of the speakers.
But in general most of the soundstage should appear to lay behind the speakers. And the width of the soundstage can, and often will, extend beyond the speakers.
As the late Peter Walker of Quad said "somewhere just beyond the plane of the speakers, the walls of your listening room should disappear and be replaced by those of the auditorium ".
A lot has to do with the phasing of the various elements in a recording as well.
GrahamS - It's not what you hear that counts, it's what you think you hear........
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