marcb wrote: > Maybe no one is mentioning it because it is simply incorrect. There are > hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of music SACDs, DVD-As, music & > video blu-rays & DVDs, etc that have discrete 5 channel, 4 channel & 3 > channel mixes from multitrack recordings (stereo "recordings" per se > have been largely extinct for over 50 years). In fact, only a very > small number are stereo processed for multichannel (like the old > reprocessed mono for stereo). That one doesn't like them or finds them > disconcerting is no different that what can be said for a great number > of stereo mixes - like, for example those that have drums spread across > the entire soundfield so it sounds like the drummer has 10 foot arms. > > As for standards, what are the standards for stereo? The lack of > standards for dynamic range compression alone render any discussion of > stereo standards moot, IMO. Yes, much like you can't do stereo on > anything with one speaker, you can't do multi-channel (or rather, it's > pretty pointless to do so) on a smart phone or tablet - or anything with > just two speakers. > > But you can certainly control a home surround system from a phone or > tablet with no less difficulty than a home stereo system.
Yep you basically proved my assertion that there are very few recordings native surround sound recordings other than live concert recordings. Taking a multi-track stereo recording and remixing it for surround sound is not the same thing as a native surround sound recording. However I do completely agree with your last two paragraphs. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102992 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
