I still claim that 3 loudspeakers would have been an easier sell than 5.1! If I am not mistaken, I do believe there were a handful of 3-channel symphonic DVD's recorded with the 3 omni mic technique. In my experience, most 5.1 users correctly position the L/C/R loudspeakers, more or less. The problem lies in positioning the surrounds at the proper distance, angle and height or compensating the inaccuracy with delay and/or gain. 3-speaker stereo is much less hassle.
On Apr 14, 2012, at 2:42 AM, Richard Dobson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 14/04/2012 04:27, JEFF SILBERMAN wrote: >> .. >> soundstage envelopment and spaciousness)! Indeed, I would never >> replace my 3 front loudspeakers with a quadrilateral layout. Why >> three-speaker stereophony never became an end in itself is a mystery >> to me. It is not nearly as financially and logistically burdensome as >> surround sound and yet its benefits are very tangible. >> > > > I would have thought the answer to that was fairly simple - the choice is > simply not available in the places the general public buys hifi, such as: > http://www.richersounds.com > > Note for example that you see listings for either stereo systems or Cinema > systems. Anything that involves buying some extra piece of kit, such as a > decoder, is out of the question - too complicated, and visibly more > expensive. You need a do-everything amp with sufficient outputs at the > back, and a simple switch offering, say, stereo, 3-ch stereo, quad, 5.1 > (etc., with built-in automatic up-mixing if required - folk may shudder at > the thought, but just deal with it). And packages not just of matched pairs > of speakers, but matched triplets and quads of speakers - triplets being the > "weird" combination for shops and customers alike. > > And of course those who do venture into 'real' hifi showrooms need to be able > to hear such systems demoed, ~outside~ anything to do with cinema. > > Richard Dobson > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
