Soundstage, Imaging, Detail & Presence??

Ok, please define what these term actually mean when I'm listening to a speaker.

paul_graham03-22-2011 7:25pm

sebrof Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 834 posts 03-23-2011 at 04:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 03-22-11: Lrsky "Presence=Think halographic...'Help me Obi Wan you're my only hope'..a female vocalist is standing before you in a time and place in space." I always think of the Star Trek transporter - Like this thing just appears before you, it doesn't play AT you. But the Obi Wan thing works, too. This is what I get from my SET that I was not able to get from other types of systems. (Not saying you can't, just saying I couldn't)
sebrof Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 834 posts 03-23-2011 at 09:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 03-23-11: Dbphd "I suspect the speakers and acoustic environment of the room have far more to do with presence than tubes v. solid state" I agree, but I also agree with Charles1. It all needs to work together and listening trumps measurement or theory. btw: Neither tubes nor SS are digital.