I’d been on the periphery for many years. Then I went to an Audio Engineering Society conference in San Francisco, 10-ish years ago. A friend had been gushing about Focal speakers, so I went to their room and sat down in the designated chair. For the first time, I heard *front to back*. (There’s a word for that but it escapes me just now).
First chair violin in the front, tympani back and to the left, and bass far right at a middle distance. All of it crystal clear and *alive*. It was incredible.
I’d been on the periphery for many years. Then I went to an Audio Engineering Society conference in San Francisco, 10-ish years ago. A friend had been gushing about Focal speakers, so I went to their room and sat down in the designated chair. For the first time, I heard *front to back*. (There’s a word for that but it escapes me just now).
First chair violin in the front, tympani back and to the left, and bass far right at a middle distance. All of it crystal clear and *alive*. It was incredible.