[Trevor]

On 6/07/2016 4:46 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Frank Stearns wrote:
Yes, the LF is nice, but it's the ability to pin-point items on a sound stage (in a
reasonably good hall, of course) -- left to right, front to back within the space --
that's so amazing.

But I don't hear absolutely pinpoint imaging when I am sitting in the balcony!
I hear a wide field and I can pick things out, but there is still a very large
diffuse component. I hear too many recordings that are exaggerated in terms
of imaging, though.

There's the rub. So many people seem to think their idea of live
acoustic music is all there is. But something I have pointed out for
decades is that some people prefer the sound you would hear from the
conductors position, some from the front row, some from the middle of
the hall, some from the balcony, maybe even some from the wings. Since
there is a huge difference between all of these you simply can't please
everyone in one recording.
IME whoever stumps up the money gets to decide, the listener simply gets
to choose whether they agree or not. And that includes the recording
engineer quite often, even if they do have more influence on the outcome.

Trevor.