"Notice the detail ... look how deep and wide the soundstage is ... bass you can almost feel ..."

I avoid pointing out anything to listeners. Many newbies say "Yeah...so...what should I be listening for?" Other newbies pick up on the obvious audible benefits of my systems. So for many I have to point out what to listen for.

I don't know Linn so I can't say it's evil. Certainly if you take any speaker and butt it up against another so any of the drivers are in an acoustic shadow, that other will be limited in off-axis performance. Limitations also apply to one set of speakers being situated wider or narrower than the other, closer to room boundaries, etc. The other sound coloring objects referenced are natural occurrences in a room but flanking speakers are not...unless you're at Mojo's. smile

House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated