Sony 360 Reality Audio "Stereo" MP3s

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK53RV8R/ref=sr_1_1
I just bought the song Flowers as a 360RA "encoded" stereo MP3, now listening with DPL2 music - fairly good surround sound.

Is there a set of equations for "encoding" 360RA into stereo (much the same as the old QS and SQ quad matrix system encoding equations)?


Kirk Bayne

 

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I just listened to the above mentioned 360RA stereo MP3 w/Hafler/DynaQuad - good directionality, surround was quite active, I may buy a few more 360RA stereo MP3s.

I haven't tried listening with my stereo headphones yet.


Kirk Bayne

 

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Is there a set of equations for "encoding" 360RA into stereo (much the same as the old QS and SQ quad matrix system encoding equations)?

Chances are it's a binaural rendering from the 360RA master—rather than any kind of decodable matrix—meant for virtual surround headphone listening. Any good results with matrix decoders on speakers are simply happy accidents.

 

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(didn't listen to this with headphones, I just tried [original] DPL and DPL 2 music - interested to hear how a matrix decoder would process binaural audio - result: not much content in the surround channels with either DPL decode mode)

Listened to the 360RA/stereo Flowers song w/headphones (Sony MDR-ZX110), sounded like a good stereo mix to me.


Kirk Bayne