hi brian,
from where i was, it did sound like that. it was my first time recording from the PA system, so it was a kind of baptism of fire.
unfortunately i wasn't able to place it any nearer to the band due to space constraints, so i ended up taping the bar to the railing just to make it less conspicuous. i've seen williams been posted around, notably by gutbucket in team classical recording but never really got down to reading it. i'll have to read it later!
from where i was, the soundstage was about 90 degrees so i'd have to work on placing it further apart. problem was i was using the dpa bar and it had a 50cm spacing limit. i'll figure something out in the future
thanks for the comments, looks like i don't have to look towards new gear for now, better to work on my technique first.
btw, nice disc! it even looks like it glows in the dark
i just built a disc too, but i haven't had a chance to run it yet. will be recording a string quartet soon though, so i'll finally get to place it up front and see how it sounds.
i've still got the budget to upgrade though, will probably leave it till a later time