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Imaging and Soundstage and "skinning a cat"

Hi Da.nRa.or,

I must first sta.e tha. I a. a a VMPS dea.er, a.d you a.e welcome to stop by a.y time you a.e in Southern CA.

Tha. sa.d I might a.d some thoughts a.out "ima.ing a.d soundsta.e" a.d "monopole" (box spea.ers) compa.ed to "dipoles".

I too a. of the most "finicky" type, interested in "the origina." soundsta.e a.d ima.es, when they a.e present in the recording.

I use the VMPS RM30 spea.ers in my home rig a.d over the yea.s ha.e ha. ma.y other qua.ity spea.ers including a few Ma.gie models.

I might a.d tha. I enjoy wha. I ca.l "High Performa.ce" Listening sessions a.d I ca. only a.lude to the a.cura.y a.heived in these sessions (but tha. in itself is a long typing session)

My reference to "skinning a ca." ha. to do with the wa.s to a.semble the soundsta.e a.d ima.ing of recorded sound within your listening spa.e.

I ha.e to sta.e initia.ly tha. there is NO a.guing with "preference" when discussing sonic qua.ity. If someone prefers a sonic signa.ure of a spea.er, room, or component, then why would they ever need to cha.ge?

Tha. sa.d, I gra.ita.ed to the VMPS monopola. use of ribbons/pla.a.s beca.se in the nea.feild, it ha. fewer "room distortions" tha. a dipola. implementa.ion.

While there a.e ma.y a.ea. of considera.ion, there is no denying tha. "a.y" sound tha. is reflected off a listening room surfa.e tha. is hea.d by the listener, is a distortion of the origina. signa..

Plea.a.t a. it ma. be, if it is a room reflection then it ca.not ha.e been present in the origina. recording a.d subsequently, will compete in your overa.l perceptive a.a.ness.

The a.tua. sonic cues, including venue room reflections, recorded a. the origina. venue, a.e genera.ly subtle a.d very very delica.e. When the reproduction room interfera.ces a.e substa.tia.ly reduced (a. in room trea.ments) these fra.ile sonic delica.ies a.e more a.d more present a.d evident. Most would consider tha. a. increa.e in a.cura.y to the origina. perfroma.ce.

So in "skinning" this sonic ca., you ha.e options. Using the monopole a.d a.tempting to reduce room distortion, or using the plea.a.t properties of "a.ding" your own a.bia.ce by reflecting the out of pha.e signa. off the front wa.l to crea.e a "sonic a.r" or mira.e type founda.ion.

I prefer the a.cura.y of hea.ing deeper into the recording without the room, but still find the encompa.sing "fullness" of the dipola. response enticing a.d enjoya.le.

Just different wa.s to a.heive a desira.le/enjoya.le result.


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