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Theresa, different listening positioning may be necessary

I disliked the sound on the Nature's Realm Water Lily disc until I read the fine print in the booklet. In the last paragraph of Robert Greene's comments, directions are given that, because of the recording technique used, the listener must be at a 90 degree angle with the speakers, to hear the intended perspective. I moved my seat forward so each front speaker was 45 degrees to my left and right, and then the sound and perspective did, in fact, greatly improve.

However, I normally sit further back, and don't intend to go to the trouble to play this disc much under the specified conditions.

I wonder if a similar recording technique was used in the other Water Lily discs? If so, moving up, or turning the speakers inward, may help.


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