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Cross-talk and distortion, chief soundstage contributors...

In my continuing effort to learn about the "chemistry" of sound, I have recently been informed that it is significantly low (vanishing) distortion and avoiding crosstalk that supply the key sonic elements for deep, broad, tall, etc. soundstage... this, of course, is independent of speakers, pre-amp, cables, etc. I'm focusing on the amplifier, alone... Again, the issue here are the fundamental (amplifier) qualities involved in soundstage. Can anyone add some dimension to what I'm learning in this...

Thanks in advance,
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bigkidz
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I am not of the opinion that the room accounts for the majority of the sound stage.  It may be one component but that is only part of the equation.  In building components, when I first brought my DHT DAC over to Audio Connection a number of years ago, John Rutan's reaction to me was wow this is like 4D.  He told me to name the DAC the Fun Box.  Same system he was listening to but the DAC changed the sound stage dramatically.  You can change the sound stage with different resistors - I know I keep saying the same thing over and over again.  Add an AC filter choke and you will have an impact on the sound stage for cheap also.

Happy Listening.


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