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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. 
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@lowrider57 said:
Listen to a well recorded symphony if you want to experience good imaging and soundstage. There is width and depth with each section of instruments placed correctly on the stage.
This is a great suggestion. Nordic 2L recordings are really well-done.
Also, if you have streaming music, try a movement from a symphony -- Mahler is a good choice -- and then listen to about 1 or 2 minutes of one recording than then go to another one. Quality and approach to symphony recordings vary and one can really hear differences in the soundstage while keeping the musical content stable.


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