mlsstl wrote: > > I believe the same will be true if multichannel becomes the defacto > standard. The urge to use trendy effects will be irresistible. The > capability for improved realism will be considered far too boring for > many recordings and we'll be back to where were are with CDs today and > LPs in the past -- a small percentage of absolutely magical recordings, > a somewhat larger number of horrid recordings, and a whole bunch of > mediocrity.
Nicely put! Of course, I doubt many of us believes multichannel will ever become a standard for music releases... I don't mind the funky surround effects if it fits the music (eg. electronica, pop) but that would be awful in acoustic music meant to be natural. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101201 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
