"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:43:44 +0800, "TT"
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"Jack" wrote in message
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Hi

I am interested to hear which is your favourite CD
for demonstrating your systems' sound stage.

I would imagine a recording of chamber music or
something similar.

Regards
A

That's easy - Roger Waters - Flickering Flame. It's
recorded in Q Sound which is a 3D sound field from
stereo.
We have on track 2 - Too Much Rope a stage coach
travelling
across the whole sound stage L-R and then a little later
a
F50 Ferrari goes the other way at full song. Oh and it's
not a bad album either.

Cheers TT


Joking?

Well yes and no. A stage coach making a sound is a "Sound
Stage" :-)

This is an "effect", and while it may be fun - even
impressive
at times - there is absolutely nothing that makes it
suitable for
demonstrating the sound field of a system. If anything it
obscures it.

Seriously now it does show very well depth and width of
"sound stage" and preciely placing objects in 3D space.


d


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Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Lastly the OP did ask for a "subjective opinion" in "What
was my favourite CD". Yes this demonstrates very well a
wide deep sound stage that generally gets other people quite
excited.

What I prefer myself is any live acoustic stuff e.g Eric
Clapton Unplugged or the Corrs Unplugged just name two off
the top of my head. Also any Diana Krall, Norah Jones etc.

Cheers TT