Long story, but my grandma had a subscription to Saturday Review in the late 60's.
Mostly books, classical music, but once in a while a cover like this:
Here's a one-page article from that issue, November 1969, that I remember reading as a high-school junior.
Interesting history, and the more things change the more they stay the same.
Four-Channel Sound Is Here, Sort of
Four-Channel Sound Is Here, Sort of, by Ivan Berger, THE SATURDAY REVIEW
Mostly books, classical music, but once in a while a cover like this:
Here's a one-page article from that issue, November 1969, that I remember reading as a high-school junior.
Interesting history, and the more things change the more they stay the same.
Four-Channel Sound Is Here, Sort of
Four-Channel Sound Is Here, Sort of, by Ivan Berger, THE SATURDAY REVIEW
...But there are problems to be faced before four-channel stereo reaches maturity. One, of course,is cost.
A four-channel stereo system today will probably cost you less than twice as much as much as a comparable two-channel system— but only negligibly less.
It will probably be quite a while before a four-channel system (not counting speakers) will be available for as little as half again the cost of a comparable two-channel system.
And many listeners, faced with the doubled speaker requirements, may compromise on four mediocre speakers rather than two good ones...