I'm still a bit of a newbie when it comes to the more modern surround sound mixes and equipment. Although I've been collecting quad (4-channel) stuff on and off since the 70s, it's been only recently that I bought my first Oppo for modern disc reproduction.
I have a question about "upmixing."
I get the impression that upmixing something is taking the stereo signal and turning it into a fake 4 or 5.1 channel selection. For this, you'd use some kind of encoder? Or synthesizer? It turns it into 4 or 5 discrete channels for playback later.
Wouldn't this be the same as taking a stereo selection and running it through a decoder of some kind to synthesize quad sound? I mean, I guess having the upmix means you don't need any kind of decoder, but wouldn't playing the stereo selection through a QS, Tate or Involve decoder do about the same thing?
I have a question about "upmixing."
I get the impression that upmixing something is taking the stereo signal and turning it into a fake 4 or 5.1 channel selection. For this, you'd use some kind of encoder? Or synthesizer? It turns it into 4 or 5 discrete channels for playback later.
Wouldn't this be the same as taking a stereo selection and running it through a decoder of some kind to synthesize quad sound? I mean, I guess having the upmix means you don't need any kind of decoder, but wouldn't playing the stereo selection through a QS, Tate or Involve decoder do about the same thing?