[Bob Lombard[_2_]]

For the past couple years I have had Ohm Walsh "Super Two' speakers in
my 'number one' sound system. A recent room reorganization resulted in
an increase in reflective surfaces (from CDs in wall racks). The
speakers, which radiate their output 360 degrees around them, were
setting up a, ah, sonic boom interaction with some of those surfaces.
While I figured out what to do about it, I replaced the Ohm Walshes with
AR5 boxes that I've owned since 1972. Most of the booming went away, but
I discovered that I was very aware of the position of the sound sources.
The 'sound stage' was gone, replaced by two point sources. Must be I've
lost the ability to imagine it.

I have since place some plastic foam panels in strategic places, and
gone back to the Ohm Walsh speakers, but am wondering if modern speakers
of the same general physical construction as the AR5s still exhibit that
unfortunate 'feature' (directionality?).