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Speaker disappearing act?

There's new $25k per pair speaker, that according to everyone who matters, disappears? I've heard this disappearing act before, but what, if any does it have to do with the quality of the sound? If you're blind, or close your eyes when you listen to music, does that eliminate the need for a total disappearing act? I know what they mean by speakers "disappearing" but can it be overkill in the descriptive sense, considering there are oodles of other factors that are important in describing a speaker/quality of sound. Have you ever listened to a pair of speakers that are drop dead amazing, but when you open your eyes they may not be the purest "disappearing" act you thought? Does that matter?
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stevecham
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Certainly one does not have to spend $25K on speakers to get this disappearing act to happen. Many fine manufacturers design and make speakers that sell for far less, particularly those made by Thiel and Vandersteen.
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swampwalker
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Davt- I hear that Jerry Douglas can really knock back a few...
krell_man
827 posts
 
Warren,

You should know what a disappearing speaker is. My Caravelle's completely disappear when I have them set up correctly. I just sit there wondering why I have these two boxes sitting there in the middle of my soundstage.

Chuck
opalchip
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I have fairly big conventional box speakers, and find that if I place my wife directly behind either the left or right speaker, I can get HER to disappear for a while. This may not work with a larger wife though - unless you have planar speakers.
tarsando
578 posts
 
It's like magic (not magico) and that's part of the appeal.
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