This is untrue. They simply lack any phase-related information, such as a true front-to-back or side-to-side position in real space unless some specific strictures are followed. I've quite a few M-S recordings, and my ear multitrack/multi-miked recordings sound horrible enough ;-) Eric Goldstein -----Original Message----- From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Feb 16, 2005 3:09 AM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Completely OT- Loudspeaker info (snipped) If phase accuracy was extremely important multi miked recordings mixed using a conventional desk would sound even worse than they do!