camverton
pfm Member
You make a good point but in practice some of us are after recreating a convincing illusion of having a piano in front of us. A full orchestra is tricky, at least until one closes ones eyes.To be honest I wouldn't want a grand piano in my living room, it would be bloody painful. I don't get this mentality of wanting an orchestra in your room, sounds a bit daft to me.
I have found that dipoles get one much closer to this than any box speaker I have heard but it is not until one hears omni MBLs or German Physiks properly positioned in a room that one realises just how convincing hifi can be. Dipoles seem to disappear but the image of a musical instrument can sound very slightly two dimensional compared to a genuine omni where it is difficult to believe the original performer isn’t there in front of one. It may be that the small diameter of the drivers helps, but in the last analysis it is the relationship of a speaker in its room that we hear. Modern cardioid designs aim to reduce the room effect but that, IME, starts to take the sound towards, but thankfully not that close, to the effect of an anechoic or semi anechoic chamber.
As ever it is about finding a balance between studying the sound or recreating the music as convincingly as possible. I go for the latter but that is not to decry those who prefer the former.