[zenpicker]

I've recorded for a long time with a close-miked, spaced-pair SDC setup (Peluso P-28s), adding an LDC (ADK tube A51TC) out front for extra warmth and low end. Sometimes, I'll admit, I throw in a Neumann KM184 just for more punch, and more options while mixing..and because it's there (worst excuse ever!).

In the mix I usually pan the P28 spaced pair hard left and right, the ADK in the center, and the KM184 slightly toward the bout end or in the center. ADK and KM184 are dialed really low in the mix; it's mostly the P28s.

Now I'm starting to play with an X-Y placement for the P28s. That seems to get a narrower stereo field, as I'd expect, but I like the simplicity and clarity of the setup, and there are no phase worries.

My question is, how do people typically pan X-Y mics in the mix, given the stereo field differences? My ears are truly undecided....