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If we find some convincing ways to reproduce surround via headphones,
a market could easily be developped. Other people might want to listen
to (future) surround recordings via 6, "many" or zillions (WFS)
loudspeakers at home. This never will be a mass market, but if
(configuration independent) surround recordings can be done and
distributed via defined formats, people could chose how they would
listen to these recordings.
On current headphones, neither stereo nor 5.1 sound really convincing.
Therefore, the headphone companies and - some day - maybe even Apple
etc. should look for ways to defeat the in-head and listening-fatigue
effects on current devices. It is actually stunning that so few
companies have tried to improve the listening experience on
headphones. (Smyth Research, Beyer, some VR equipment, and who else?)
Head-tracking is currently getting really cheap, and could easily be
included into such products. (This is not what I or somebody else <
believe >, it is a fact.)
One reason for binaural in-head localization can be 'faking it' with
multi-miking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh4u4IKiXHU
I knew the Tardis was not real, but still...
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