Quote Originally Posted by JoeE SP9
To me it's not good or bad just different.

There is a difference in the sound of a symphony orchestra depending on what row you're seated in. Columbia classical recordings sound like row A while Telarc recordings sound like row H, to me. 10th row center (row J) seating is premium priced seating for good reason.
If your system has good depth imaging it's easy to hear the difference. Row H sounds like the orchestra is farther behind the speakers than row A
However, there is no substitute for the concert hall regardless of where you sit.

I'm deliberately not mentioning the screechy highs many old Columbia LP's have. They sometimes have me wishing for tone controls.
Thanks. I doubt I'll notice this on my DVD-S2700, if "the sound will subtly change over the first 40 hours. Mine went from a Row A perspective to Row D." as you say.