It is a parlor trick, although I agree it can be pleasant on small combos (jazz, folk, chamber). You simply don't hear it with live music, even sitting close to a jazz combo. To create it is a matter of absorption and reflection .... I have created the illusion in different dedicated rooms of enormously varied shape. If your system is in a living area, almost of necessity you have to compromise.
I am in the tonal balance and reasonable ambience camp. I can sit back, close my eyes, and enjoy the music, just as I do in a live concert (and I attend at least a few every month).
I am in the tonal balance and reasonable ambience camp. I can sit back, close my eyes, and enjoy the music, just as I do in a live concert (and I attend at least a few every month).