>I went to ambisonic and read the FAQ. I do not agree with them when they >say that 2-channel stereo is only good for imaging between the speakers. >It is possible by using phase differences (and the assumption that >people are not living in sound-dead laboratories) to project sounds >outside of the stereo-field. > >I did not find anything either to support that 4-channel is superior to >7-channel ... Maybe I was not looking hard enough ??
if you really want to understand surround, i'd like to pass along a pointer that jesse chappell gave me: Sound On Sound had a multipart series on surround a few years ago. its really good, and covers ambisonics as well as all the current commercial "standards" in some depth. its not a textbook, but you will walk away, as i did, with a much deeper understanding. this will get you started: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug01/articles/surroundsound1.asp?session=dec5645986353a3e68c8439720360f53
