Dbphd,
You wrote:
"and found myself compelled once again to put my ear to the center channel to assure it was not generating the strong centered image I was hearing."
What an incredibly great comment...you are so correct on this...well done stereo has the illusion so strong that one thinks the CV MUST be playing and no manner of intellectualizing can convince us otherwise.
Here's one that still turns my crank.
I have a disc that has a group of wild people playing drums, shouting, playing tambourines in the front. The start moving from center front to the right speaker then past the right speaker, then to one's adjascent right, then to an almost 45 degree angle to the side rear right, then BEHIND!!!!!!!!! Then of course to the left side rear, and so on, then back to the front.
It's bad enough to do it stone cold sober--but then try it after two cabernets--OMG...I'm so freaked by that recording...our ears/brains are so good at spatial clues and analysis, but this illusion is remarkable...I can't remember the album, sorry, I'll research and post it.
I've stunned disinterested friends, with the illusion so many times...people simply FREAK OUT when I play it.
God this hobby is fun!
Good listening,
Larry
You wrote:
"and found myself compelled once again to put my ear to the center channel to assure it was not generating the strong centered image I was hearing."
What an incredibly great comment...you are so correct on this...well done stereo has the illusion so strong that one thinks the CV MUST be playing and no manner of intellectualizing can convince us otherwise.
Here's one that still turns my crank.
I have a disc that has a group of wild people playing drums, shouting, playing tambourines in the front. The start moving from center front to the right speaker then past the right speaker, then to one's adjascent right, then to an almost 45 degree angle to the side rear right, then BEHIND!!!!!!!!! Then of course to the left side rear, and so on, then back to the front.
It's bad enough to do it stone cold sober--but then try it after two cabernets--OMG...I'm so freaked by that recording...our ears/brains are so good at spatial clues and analysis, but this illusion is remarkable...I can't remember the album, sorry, I'll research and post it.
I've stunned disinterested friends, with the illusion so many times...people simply FREAK OUT when I play it.
God this hobby is fun!
Good listening,
Larry