I may have asked this question before in a general sense, but since we have someone who actually works for a manufacturer on the QQ I figure I might get a better informed answer. The question is: In surround synthesizer mode(s) (or when a stereo signal is run through the SM and it creates additional channels), does it alter in anyway the original front left and right channels?
I ask this because I use separate amps for my front, rear and surround channels. For that reason, I don't run the front L&R feeds from a decoder back to the front channels amp since that amp is already receiving the front L&R signal from the original source. I figure the fewer devices a signal has to run through, the less chance of signal loss, colorization, distortion, etc. Plus, I like being able to control volume and tone for each pair of channels because as we all know surround mixes can vary widely in their balance of front to rear to surround to height/overhead.
OK, so for those of you who have deep knowledge of the legacy decoders - Tate, Sansui QSDs, AS&IC, Lafayette L or W, EVX-44, Sonys, Fosgates, etc: Do any of those change, add or subtract anything from the front channels when processing a stereo signal to "fake surround" ?
I don't think so. Correct?
I ask this because I use separate amps for my front, rear and surround channels. For that reason, I don't run the front L&R feeds from a decoder back to the front channels amp since that amp is already receiving the front L&R signal from the original source. I figure the fewer devices a signal has to run through, the less chance of signal loss, colorization, distortion, etc. Plus, I like being able to control volume and tone for each pair of channels because as we all know surround mixes can vary widely in their balance of front to rear to surround to height/overhead.
OK, so for those of you who have deep knowledge of the legacy decoders - Tate, Sansui QSDs, AS&IC, Lafayette L or W, EVX-44, Sonys, Fosgates, etc: Do any of those change, add or subtract anything from the front channels when processing a stereo signal to "fake surround" ?
I don't think so. Correct?