3 Channels: Not quite surround but...

[esimms86]

I love quad, 5.1 and even more channels as much as the next QQer but I was wondering how many QQers out there enjoy 3 channel sound. I'm talking recordings from the likes of Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, Harry Belafonte, and Tony Bennett, plus releases such as RCA Living Stereo in SACD(many of which can be played back as 3 channel). Yeah, it's not classic rock and it's not Elliot Scheiner or Steve Wilson mixes but, IMHO, it definitely has its place. And face it, the bulk of our collections are in stereo in the first place(plus an enjoyable subsection in Mono - did somebody say Beatles, Stones, Miles, Duke, etc.?).

 

[MCDave]

I love my collection of RCA Living Stereo classical titles, most of which are 3-channel recordings. They sound wide and deep with great separation and imaging, and on most of them the fidelity is stunning, especially for the time period (50's and 60's). Plus, the performances are mostly from famed conductors and orchestras in their heyday.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

I also love my Analogue Productions SACD set, 3-channel:

http://www.sa-cd.net/showtitle/7267
Really sounds like Nat's singing right in front of you; vocals mainly out of the center, and mine is about 5 1/2 ft. off the floor.

 

[marpow]

I think they are great. I have all the Analogue Production 3 channels. The live ones, Weavers, Belafonte, etc are good.

 

[jefe1]

I love to listen to my 3 channel discs especially the Living Stereo ones by synthesizing surround so I get a 5.0 experience. Works well.

 

[Philip Spinner]

I love to listen to my 3 channel discs especially the Living Stereo ones by synthesizing surround so I get a 5.0 experience. Works well.

I do something similar. I run the left and right channels through the SM.

 

[dr. simple]

I’ve made a “triangle mix” of the 3-channel Nat King Cole and Miles Davis SACDs by moving the fronts to the back and leaving the center. I really like them this way.

 

[sjcorne]

I’ve made a “triangle mix” of the 3-channel Nat King Cole and Miles Davis SACDs by moving the fronts to the back and leaving the center. I really like them this way.

This also works quite well for the Doors' debut album.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

I’ve made a “triangle mix” of the 3-channel Nat King Cole and Miles Davis SACDs by moving the fronts to the back and leaving the center. I really like them this way.

Seems you might have mentioned this before Doc, or somebody here, still need to check that out 'cause it sure sounds like it might work well. Maybe even throw some of the FL & FR to the rears just to give it a more immersive feel