Perception of vertically separated sound sources in the median plane

[StephenJK]

On 12/22/2019 at 5:02 PM, mansr said:

No, but when I play a recording, I can't see the performers.

Are you saying that a developed soundstage will only have a horizontal component? I would expect that a soundstage would have three dimensions. 

[StephenJK]

5 hours ago, mansr said:

I'm saying that stereo recording doesn't capture height information, and neither does stereo playback reproduce it. What you or anyone else expects is neither here nor there.

Then I suppose it’s all down to the hardware used for playback. I find it interesting how with that same hardware how the soundstage will change from one recording to another. 
 

i recorded a number of the RCA Red Seal mono LPs recently along with a number of FFRR and FFSS titles. It really comes down to the recording, presuming you have the hardware to, uh, you know - make it sound goodly. 

[StephenJK]

15 hours ago, semente said:

 

Deviations from flat, phase anomalies, wide dispersion, side-wall proximity, absence of toe-in, harmonic distortion, many factors can "enhance" the soundstage effect.

Absolutely, my comment wasn’t meant to be inclusive. I was merely suggesting that without a decent system there isn’t much point looking for a decent soundstage, and perhaps that being a reason why it isn’t important to some.