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navigation, search  Stereo imaging is an audio jargon term used
for the aspect of sound recording and reproduction concerning
the perceived spatial locations of the sound source(s), both
laterally and in depth. An image is considered to be good if the
location of the performers can be clearly located; the image is
considered to be poor if the location of the performers is
difficult to locate. A well-made stereo recording, properly
reproduced, can provide good imaging within the front quadrant;
a well-made Ambisonic recording, properly reproduced, can offer
good imaging all around the listener and even including height
information.  For many listeners, good imaging adds markedly to
the pleasure of reproduced music. One may speculate that this is
due to the evolutionary importance to humans of knowing where
sounds are coming from, and that imaging may therefore be more
important than some purely aesthetic considerations in
satisfying the listener.