Apparently I asked my Father "what comes after the future" when I was very young (don't recall the answer).
I was wondering what you think the state of Surround Sound will be in 2026 or 2031, for example.
Dolby Atmos will be more popular (or fade away as other Surround Sound concepts have)?
Surround Sound (possibly just 5.1) will become the norm for new music (audio only and music videos)?
Car Radio (AM, FM, Streaming, Satellite) will be Surround Sound encoded (maybe Involve Audio QS), possibly using downmixed Atmos to 4.0?
Someone will invent Quadraphonic Earbuds (modeled after the Quad Headphones from ~45 years ago), thereby allowing Quad/Surround Sound listening from Smartphones.
(anything else)?
Kirk Bayne
I was wondering what you think the state of Surround Sound will be in 2026 or 2031, for example.
Dolby Atmos will be more popular (or fade away as other Surround Sound concepts have)?
Surround Sound (possibly just 5.1) will become the norm for new music (audio only and music videos)?
Car Radio (AM, FM, Streaming, Satellite) will be Surround Sound encoded (maybe Involve Audio QS), possibly using downmixed Atmos to 4.0?
Someone will invent Quadraphonic Earbuds (modeled after the Quad Headphones from ~45 years ago), thereby allowing Quad/Surround Sound listening from Smartphones.
(anything else)?
Kirk Bayne
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