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Originally Posted by rick-slo
For solo guitar recording I have given up on worrying about mono compatibility. If someone wants to listen in mono then they get what they deserve.  There is a depth and fullness of sound you can get from spaced pairs you just can't get in coincident recording, at least in my recording space anyway. |
The problem there, Rick, is that many people listen in mono without knowing it. If you listen from the other room, for example, you're going to hear a partially phase-canceled sound. Most people play back in stereo these days, but few people sit with their heads positioned in the sweet spot between the speakers (maybe between a pair of ipod headphones....). I like the spaciousness of spaced pairs, but even there, good phase relationships always sound better to me.