Two interesting things I found in this latest issue regarding surrround
1) In a J.D. Souther interview (someone who never released a surround title [unless you count the Eagles quads]) he states
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2) Phil Collins in the discussion about his massive Box Set says that although the 5.1 in the early Genesis SACD box sets made a "massive" difference, he had "no interest in presenting his solo material in 5.1." Bummer
Although the reviewer makes quite a case that the song "In the Air Tonight" screams for a surround mix.
1) In a J.D. Souther interview (someone who never released a surround title [unless you count the Eagles quads]) he states
Mettler: Getting back to the high end of things, what would you consider to be an optimal surround-sound mix?
Souther: There are two schools of thought on that. One is that the ideal listening spot is in the middle of the band onstage. I never agreed with that. I like being in the audience and feeling the band coming at me from the stage. I don’t want to hear the guitar player in front of me and the drummer off to the right of me.
I think it’s a real artform to make it serve all those masters. Personally, my preference — and maybe it’s not everyone’s — is maybe sitting on the drums in the back with the band in front, or sitting right in the middle of the audience. And not in the front row.
Read more at http://www.soundandvision.com/content/jd-souther-hastens-down-hi-res-wind#A1gDZtCMAAa6gVjf.99
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2) Phil Collins in the discussion about his massive Box Set says that although the 5.1 in the early Genesis SACD box sets made a "massive" difference, he had "no interest in presenting his solo material in 5.1." Bummer
Although the reviewer makes quite a case that the song "In the Air Tonight" screams for a surround mix.