Space the microphones about as far apart as your ears and both stereo cues contribute at once — which is exactly the combination your hearing evolved to interpret. This is the family that sounds natural on headphones and speakers alike.
Coincident technique uses level differences and gives precision with limited width. Spaced technique uses timing differences and gives width and space with vague imaging and a mono problem.
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