In article , Wally
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Ian Molton wrote:

Put *any* set of speakers in your room, and play a (say) 8-10kHz sine
wave out of both speakers.

Then walk around the room and be enlightened.

I stuck a finger in my ear and was enlightened.
[snip]

Makes me wonder if all that stereo imaging stuff is worth the bother
(not that I bother, especially).

It *is* worth it if you can manage to get a clear image. Once achieved the
value becomes evident. :-) The problem is that really good stereo imaging
can be hard to obtain, hence is perhaps rarely experienced from domestic
'stereo' systems.

Slainte,

Jim

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Ian Molton wrote:

Put *any* set of speakers in your room, and play a (say) 8-10kHz sine
wave out of both speakers.

Then walk around the room and be enlightened.

I stuck a finger in my ear and was enlightened.

Just fired up the sound test CD and tried this (1, 5 and 10KHz). Also did it
with one ear covered, both walking around and rotating my head while
standing still. Node-tastic or wot? Some of the peaks and troughs are so
close together, that there must be frequencies that will have a peak at one
ear and a trough at the other. I dare say that, for a given position, there
would peaks at one frequency and troughs at another.

Makes me wonder if all that stereo imaging stuff is worth the bother (not
that I bother, especially).


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On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:27:19 +0000
Ian Bell wrote:


It has a lot to do with the positions of the HF and LF drivers and
your listening position. These result in errors which can muddy the
stereo sound field. The only real solution is to use dual concentric
speakers.

I'd be highly sceptical of that.

Put *any* set of speakers in your room, and play a (say) 8-10kHz sine
wave out of both speakers.

Then walk around the room and be enlightened.

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