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What should you hear?

I'm new to the hobby and curious what type of imaging sound stage you should hear.  I have a pair of Vandersteen 2ce signatures and they sound great.  What I find however is that the imaging, sound stage is very dependent on the recording.   

Norah Jones?  She sounds like she's sitting right in the room.  It's amazing.  

One I'm particularly interested in learning more about is Brubek's Take Five.   The saxophone images great.  Sounds dead center.  The piano however is clearly coming from the right hand speaker and the drums are clearly coming from the left.  Is this typical? 

Thanks for your input and tolerating a "newbie" question. 
mvrooman1526

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audiokinesis
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mvrooman1526 wrote: " What I find however is that the imaging, sound stage is very dependent on the recording. "

This is as it should be.

The more difference you hear from one recording to the next, the more you are hearing the RECORDING instead of some characteristic "signature" superimposed atop the recording by your system and/or your room.

I think you’re off to a great start!!

Duke
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