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Which component is most responsible?

I anticipate this question will garner varied opinions, which I look forward to reading: Which component(s) is most responsible for hearing clear, distinct separation of voices in a chorus or when listening to multiple background vocals, as I often hear audiophile speak of.

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nonoise
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Talk about can-of worms. Pardon me but I'm just finishing a glass of Bonacorsi 2011 Pinot and it's been my experience that most well made components can get you to where you're going but cables are what take you there. The bar has been raised to the point where most amps, preamps and speakers are game for what you have to throw at them.

Before I get squashed with replies allow me the space to state that most threads I've come across that pertains to what takes to get you there are related to cables since that is what most folk tune their systems with. They're already content with their systems and it's the cabling that brings coherence or focus (the ability to hear that separation in the chorus).

Damn, this Bonacorsi is a sleeper. :-)

All the best,
Nonoise
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Johnnyb53, nicely put. In another thread I mentioned just how much my sound improved by using smaller vent slats on my Tonian Labs TL-D1s. They are a semi-open baffle design and are never completely sealed. They vent to the rear and when going to the smallest vent (allowing the largest opening) the images lost that projection artifact and almost seem to float and radiate sound in more directions. A most pleasant improvement. Along with that, there's more detail retrieval which adds to more realism.

All the best,
Nonoise
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