What would you say is THE MOST important factor to good imaging?


Experience has taught me that hardware is critical, but of course so are the room/treatments, the speakers themselves,and the recording's engineering/mastering quality.

But I would have to say that the biggest influence is the room, with speakers and mastering a close second...

What do you say?

Michael
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Some of the best imaging setups I have heard, the speakers were extremely far out into the room, as in dedicated listening space.

I keep my TAD’S on the long wall, almost five feet into the room (measured from the rear) since it’s not a dedicated room and can’t afford more space behind without making the listening distance too close.

The benefit of this setup is having them close to 10’ from the side walls.

When I first purchased the loft space, was planning on placing them on the short wall to allow a little more space behind the speaker, and a more distant listening position.

However, I had THE Andrew Jones look at the raw space before I moved in and he suggest the long wall setup, and I who am I to argue with a trained physicist.