Does anyone else run there HT sans center speaker?

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So based on this comment the answer would be no you haven't heard the latest K-Horn.

Correct. A sixty year old design is a sixty year old design.

A flat response to 25hz at what amplitude? Without a measurement chart, your comments are pretty meaningless.

In room response around 80 db.

Let's also note there are zero recordings done with a single microphone.

Those are called monophonic recordings.

This kind of argument is useless. Just like with drivers, certain microphones work better for certain purposes.

And NONE of them have crossovers and multiple transducers.

Wrong! I recorded that level sitting in the middle of Boston's Symphony Hall, not row B

Such is not typical in my experience. Never been to that hall.

Once again, electrostatic do not corner the market in transparency, transient response, or sound stage height. There are non electrostatics that do this well too.

Indeed. I answered your question as to why I chose the speakers I did. They combine ALL those characteristics.

A good recording is a good recording, no matter who produces it.

Now it is your turn for pointing out the obvious. If you recall, the context was your pointing out than only a MC recording can get the spatial relationships right. I don't disagree. I'll repeat. First of all, throw out 100% of all multi-tracked recordings because their image is artifice, regardless of the number of channels in the final mix. What remains, however *nice* , is an infinitesimally small subset of all recorded music. I optimize my system for the library, not a handful of cool recordings.

If I were you, I would not "gather" this at all.

Excellent. Most of recorded music offers ZERO benefits on an MC capable system.

I guess this information would be relevant if Telarc was the only Record label in existence.

Only one of the finest. You never answered the question as to which labels use your $200 Blue dynamic microphone. Over their many condenser designs at that.

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