Can a high end sound from mid-level gear?


This is more of a two part question for the techphiles:

1) Can a three dimensional soundstage be achieved on any gear, or is it limited to high dollar equipment?

2) If so, how? If not, why not?

I know this may open pandoras box, but I would love to hear what experience has to offer.

Thanks
cdwallace

Showing 1 response by mdhoover

"Can a three dimensional soundstage be achieved on any gear, or is it limited to high dollar equipment?"

Not with ANY gear, but also not limited to the most expensive stuff either. Quite a spectrum exists, with definite but only partial and imperfect correlation between soundstaging performance and increasing price.