250 Pro

[Axel]

Is there such a thing as having too much stage layering? An example of this in my system is having the piano stage front and the drum kit being 20 ft. behind this. When I hear live music I hear very little of this layering of sound so when I hear it in reproduced music it sounds artificial. The Pro 250 is still improving. Here is a thought; is it the Devialet burning in or is it the speakers burning in to the new Devialet?

Or is it your ears re-adjusting and becoming used to the changes? Also, I often find that when a piece of equipment has been moved on the rack, for cleaning or whatever, it takes a couple of days or sometimes even longer to come back on song.
As Damon said above, the final placement of instruments in the acoustic are the sole responsibility of the recording/mixing team, led by the producer and (hopefully) by the band.
I've found, since upgrading to Pro's, that the way in which the music was recorded is spotlighted, apart from other things by the amps really giving you a sense of what was going on in the studio. This, for me is one reason that makes the Devialet amps so special: it/they will wheedle out any substandard or sloppily mixed pieces of music and provide a clear window to the truth.

@ Damon re #44: great post, mate.