YTCrazyTieGuy
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Sorry if there is already a thread about this, but the first 10 that popped up in my search didn't really answer my question and I didn't feel like going through dozens of threads.
It isn't very hard for me to understand how width works - amplitude difference between left & right, though if that was it then why can't low end headphones sound wide?
The thing that I'm most interested in is depth, and how you can perceive it.
From what I read on headroom it has to do with phase, but if it does, how would you explain this?:
"You see, the Zana has some wonderful qualities as a top-class tube amp, but also the common weaknesses of tube amps such as resolution and control. The Zana has a very magical midrange tone and a superb three dimensional soundstage with very good depth. The Zana’s soundstage imaging is the best I’ve heard so far among all the headphone amplifiers I’ve tried, though the width of the soundstage is much narrower than the Beta22′s. At the other end, the Beta does have its own strengths as a solid state. Resolution, control, impact, soundstage width, are among the strengths of the Beta22 amp. When I hook up the Beta22 as a power amp after the Zana’s pre-out, what I get is the three dimensional soundstage of the Zana, a little bit of its midrange sweetness, added with the superb Beta22 resolution, technicalities, impact, and control. The soundstage is even more three dimensional than if I had used the Zana alone. The depth is increased, and you also get the wide Beta22 soundstage, while instrument separation is far more distinct. With the Sennheiser HD800 headphone, the soundstage pretty heavenly." (http://www.headfonia.com/pre-and-power-amps-for-headphones/)
Thanks!
It isn't very hard for me to understand how width works - amplitude difference between left & right, though if that was it then why can't low end headphones sound wide?
The thing that I'm most interested in is depth, and how you can perceive it.
From what I read on headroom it has to do with phase, but if it does, how would you explain this?:
"You see, the Zana has some wonderful qualities as a top-class tube amp, but also the common weaknesses of tube amps such as resolution and control. The Zana has a very magical midrange tone and a superb three dimensional soundstage with very good depth. The Zana’s soundstage imaging is the best I’ve heard so far among all the headphone amplifiers I’ve tried, though the width of the soundstage is much narrower than the Beta22′s. At the other end, the Beta does have its own strengths as a solid state. Resolution, control, impact, soundstage width, are among the strengths of the Beta22 amp. When I hook up the Beta22 as a power amp after the Zana’s pre-out, what I get is the three dimensional soundstage of the Zana, a little bit of its midrange sweetness, added with the superb Beta22 resolution, technicalities, impact, and control. The soundstage is even more three dimensional than if I had used the Zana alone. The depth is increased, and you also get the wide Beta22 soundstage, while instrument separation is far more distinct. With the Sennheiser HD800 headphone, the soundstage pretty heavenly." (http://www.headfonia.com/pre-and-power-amps-for-headphones/)
Thanks!