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jrahrah
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Just put on the SQ "Rocks" album by Aerosmith. I was blown away so much by the first track, "Back in the saddle again", that I thought that I was hearing it again for the first time.
My experience with SQ is in its' infancy and this is the first album I got that I am familiar with. The cloppity-cloppity sound at the outset was pronounced, so much so that I had to play the original stereo mix to make sure it was supposedto be there. It was not only more apparent in the SQ mix but it actually traveled nicely from the front, to the left rear and then over to the right rear. How cool that was! As I said, since I was familiar with this album, I've had some fun hearing it in its' quad format.
I've heard some critics complain about the surround format detracting from the integrity of the work, also that it is not realistic. For myself, I just find it a great way to visit an old friend. I enjoy hearing that old familiar song in way that is different; it reassociates me with it. And as far as not being realistic (ie. sounds from the rear, etc.), is stereo realistic? Nothing matches the crispness of a live performance but that's why I see bands in concert, to hear the music in a different format like stereo and surround.
The bottom line; I'm digging the quad and other forms of the everything old, is new again surround formats. Give me more!
My experience with SQ is in its' infancy and this is the first album I got that I am familiar with. The cloppity-cloppity sound at the outset was pronounced, so much so that I had to play the original stereo mix to make sure it was supposedto be there. It was not only more apparent in the SQ mix but it actually traveled nicely from the front, to the left rear and then over to the right rear. How cool that was! As I said, since I was familiar with this album, I've had some fun hearing it in its' quad format.
I've heard some critics complain about the surround format detracting from the integrity of the work, also that it is not realistic. For myself, I just find it a great way to visit an old friend. I enjoy hearing that old familiar song in way that is different; it reassociates me with it. And as far as not being realistic (ie. sounds from the rear, etc.), is stereo realistic? Nothing matches the crispness of a live performance but that's why I see bands in concert, to hear the music in a different format like stereo and surround.
The bottom line; I'm digging the quad and other forms of the everything old, is new again surround formats. Give me more!