of course this thread has devolved into a discussion about DBA, of course it has.
OP: I find the combination of room treatment and speaker dispersion in the plane of question what affects sound stage. That is, if you have front and back depth, having good treatment behind the listener and behind the speakers is what helps the most. Want width? Narrow dispersion or treating walls is what helps. Height? Carpet and ceiling.
There's also a known enhancement if your speakers dip around 2.4 kHz. Wilson used to take advantage (or cheat) of this behavior, though later speakers have forgone this.
In general you can get a really good idea of how good your system could sound with an ideal room by listening 2' from the speakers. Everything that changes between that and your listening location is due to the room.
Best,
E
OP: I find the combination of room treatment and speaker dispersion in the plane of question what affects sound stage. That is, if you have front and back depth, having good treatment behind the listener and behind the speakers is what helps the most. Want width? Narrow dispersion or treating walls is what helps. Height? Carpet and ceiling.
There's also a known enhancement if your speakers dip around 2.4 kHz. Wilson used to take advantage (or cheat) of this behavior, though later speakers have forgone this.
In general you can get a really good idea of how good your system could sound with an ideal room by listening 2' from the speakers. Everything that changes between that and your listening location is due to the room.
Best,
E