Rethinking speakers

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Sunday evening I had the pleasure of attending a concert and the Russian National Orchestra was performing. The music was incredible and I am familiar with the Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 2" but heard for the first time Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4".

Wasn't the pizzicato in the third movement incredible? I have the Maazel / Cleveland version from 1979.

After this concert I have been thinking I might enjoy a pair of speakers with a more omni-directional radiation pattern.

I think you'll find that most any dipole that is allowed to breathe in the room can achieve the ambience you seek with a wide range of recordings. They come in all flavors. One very popular model with a significant following is the Linkwitz Orion.

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