Phantom Center Image

Phantom Center Image With traditional two-channel, stereophonic sound reproduction, this involves the ability of a pair of speakers to simulate a real performer in the middle of the array. A proper phantom image requires that the listener be located out in front of the speakers, and equidistant from both, and a good recording should be able to create additional phantom images all the way across the soundstage. Aside from the need for a sweet spot listening position, a major problem with a…