Shawn Fogg
Stunt Coordinator
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2001
- Messages
- 223
Amir,
"I am really intriged with all the interest in 5.1/7.1 surround for music."
In all depends on the quality of the processing involved and what you are looking for as far as music playback. If you want it to sound identical to 2 channel it won't do that. For it to be better it by definition can't sound the same.
Check out the Lexicon and Meridian forums and see the mix of those that listen to music in surround vs. 2 channel.
"After all not much comes out of the rear 2 channels other than maybe room ambiance which I believe given a high reseloution system and proper speaker positioning you can get with 2 channels. "
Well done 2 channel can give one centrally located listener a pretty good illusion of looking in 'through a window.' Well done surround puts you into the hall and it does it over a wider listening angle then 2 channel.
Our ears pick up all sorts of different queues to determine the acoustic venue we are in. Without that info coming at us from the sides and the rears you can't really trick you ears into believe you are in a different acoustic space. Download the 'Theory and Design' booklet at the link below for more information on this.
http://lexicon.com/mc1/downloads.asp
Shawn
"I am really intriged with all the interest in 5.1/7.1 surround for music."
In all depends on the quality of the processing involved and what you are looking for as far as music playback. If you want it to sound identical to 2 channel it won't do that. For it to be better it by definition can't sound the same.
Check out the Lexicon and Meridian forums and see the mix of those that listen to music in surround vs. 2 channel.
"After all not much comes out of the rear 2 channels other than maybe room ambiance which I believe given a high reseloution system and proper speaker positioning you can get with 2 channels. "
Well done 2 channel can give one centrally located listener a pretty good illusion of looking in 'through a window.' Well done surround puts you into the hall and it does it over a wider listening angle then 2 channel.
Our ears pick up all sorts of different queues to determine the acoustic venue we are in. Without that info coming at us from the sides and the rears you can't really trick you ears into believe you are in a different acoustic space. Download the 'Theory and Design' booklet at the link below for more information on this.
http://lexicon.com/mc1/downloads.asp
Shawn