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Strange Klipsch thing

I stopped by a local shop this afternoon because the guy had recently set up a two channel room. At the moment he's carrying Cary amps - which I use at home - and Klipsch speakers. He had an SLI-80 integrated run through the big Klipschorn speakers placed in the corners. What I heard was an enormously wide soundstage with exceptional image height, BUT, the whole thing sounded like it was being projected onto a perfectly flat wall. Not so much as a shred of stage depth. Is this fairly common with Klipsch speakers? It really seemed like an odd effect. Not my cup of tea at all.
grimace

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blkadr
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A horn speaker placed in a corner will lack wall reflections that give a sense of depth. Horns are more directional than other kinds of drivers, so the only depth you will hear is that which is in the recording.
There are pros and cons to every aspect of speaker design. Room reflection is just another variable. It seems to me that I have heard a nice spread of image from k-horns before. It was a long time ago, but I was very impressed by them. I use Forte IIs, not in corners. They have a wide image and some depth, but not with precision of my Swans or PMCs, but the music does have a "live" feel. My Alons present in their own distinct way. Add the fact that different amps change the presentation...
blkadr
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"Depth" is engineered into recordings. Stereo is not sinply two channels as most already know. Without some degree of reverb voices sound dry and without dimension. Engineers "build soundstage".
On the other hand, sound "lives" in space, An anechoic chamber would make a sad listening room.
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