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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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rrog
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"so the only depth you will hear is that which is in the recording."

If a system is manufacturing depth that is not in the recording then it must be an affect being created by the system which is no different than any other type of coloration.

With Klipschorns and a few other speakers like ESP and a model by NHT with a built-in toe angle it is important to be sitting at the proper distance from the speaker. If you are sitting at the proper distance the speakers should cross in front of you, about at your knees.
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