Maybe I need to clarify. My speakers do disappear and some things are more to the right and other more to the left and other things are dead center. But I usually so not perceive a stage wider that the separation between my speakers unless I'm not wearing my glasses or unless I fool around with an old Shure test record with material deliberately recorded out of phase. What I'm saying is that if I can clearly see my speakers the soundstage is no wider than my speaker set up
Speaker imaging
Considering my speakers definitely image better when I am not wearing my glasses leads me to conclude imaging ain't really real but relies on the power of suggestion. Sort of like some folks who prefer to listen with the lights off. Any comments?