Well, in general I'm really happy with imaging in my set up This is a specific problem, and it has persisted through different setups and other systems. Nonetheless, it could certainly be the room, or aggravated by the room - I have limited scope for treatment as I maintain peace with my wife who, while a musician, has limited patience for visual concessions to audio.
I'm traveling now, but from memory, the Sequoia Quartet's recording of the Ravel Quartet. Try the second movement (Assez Vif; Tres Rythme). Lots of dynamics from all the pizzicato. The violin seems to come from the right channel periodically. I think this is on both Qobuz and TIdal.
With quartets I never have trouble deciding whether the cello is on the outside or inside (they set up both ways) and most of the time I hear the violins on the left. It's just certain passages, often characterized by pizzicato or fortissimo playing.
Bill Charlap Trio - West Side Story. Typically, and much like the rest of the jazz world) Bill sets up on the left, bass in the middle, and for trio drums on the right (as you face the stage, and yes I've seen him live a bunch of times). The Piano seems to be in somewhat different places based on where he's playing in the registers. I get the same thing with some Joey Alexander recordings (whom I've also seen live set up the same way).
The problem with studio creations is they could just as easily multi-miked the piano and centered it, which would create this effect, so it's harder to know what the intention was. Whereas quartets are usually in a performance space, although I've seen setups with both near-field mics and the typical double mic suspended above.
Thanks for the suggestions.
I'm traveling now, but from memory, the Sequoia Quartet's recording of the Ravel Quartet. Try the second movement (Assez Vif; Tres Rythme). Lots of dynamics from all the pizzicato. The violin seems to come from the right channel periodically. I think this is on both Qobuz and TIdal.
With quartets I never have trouble deciding whether the cello is on the outside or inside (they set up both ways) and most of the time I hear the violins on the left. It's just certain passages, often characterized by pizzicato or fortissimo playing.
Bill Charlap Trio - West Side Story. Typically, and much like the rest of the jazz world) Bill sets up on the left, bass in the middle, and for trio drums on the right (as you face the stage, and yes I've seen him live a bunch of times). The Piano seems to be in somewhat different places based on where he's playing in the registers. I get the same thing with some Joey Alexander recordings (whom I've also seen live set up the same way).
The problem with studio creations is they could just as easily multi-miked the piano and centered it, which would create this effect, so it's harder to know what the intention was. Whereas quartets are usually in a performance space, although I've seen setups with both near-field mics and the typical double mic suspended above.
Thanks for the suggestions.