I've in fact spent a great deal of time listening to this type of sound in the past - with a fly rod in hand though.  But no dog, they suck to take fishing.

The immersiveness of this recording is incredible. The sound itself is beautiful too, and the dog sounds are very cute. Do you find that mp3 compression reduces the imaging of such a recording by a lot? Or is it not so noticeable? Also, can't read your blog.

This is just what I needed on a Monday morning, actually. Thanks! Auto calm.

Is the noticeable cheapness due to the mics AND the recorder, or have you tried the NT4s with a better recorder?

Have you done many recordings at higher sampling rates, and if so have these had an impact on clarity and imaging?

The dog really adds to the depth and stereo field.

Think I might loop this the entire morning. Ah, that's better

sounds like a great recording, as vinpous said the depth of field/immersiveness is very good

I was listening to this in the dark really loudly on my headphones and the dog scared the shit out of me...

That was my intention, JP.

Not really...