Just look that that face...what else would you expect????
:yikes
Just look that that face...what else would you expect????
Soundbars are probably fine for apartments, people with unenthusiastic spouses (notice I did not say "wives" ), limited budgets, etc. You can't kill their existence as they do serve a purpose. However, to claim that their fast acceptance indicates a negative attitude toward surround sound is totally foolish. With that reasoning, headphones, ear buds, and stereo-only car audio systems would also indicate a negative attitude toward surround.
If the default stereo is the only choice, then it's NOT a choice.
speaking of cars, I see ads for a new BMW bragging about Harmon surround sound-I wonder.
Soundbars are a stepping-stone. They're the sort of thing I might use with the TV in my kitchen, but they don't really compare to even a lower-end surround system. Good surround is involving and exciting; soundbars are not. They're most likely better than built-in TV speakers but that's about it.
Audi offered a B&O simulated surround sound option, why! If you're sending 'decoded' music to 4 separate amps why not do true surround? :howl I stuck with the standard stereo system, which will play bizarrely DVDs, and the CD multi-changer option.
I talk about my system everyday. How good music sounds, how good movies sound. How you get what you pay for, but at the very least get surround. Anyone and everyone who sees and hears my setup is in agreement, as well as envious. It is not about bragging or creating envy, it is about my passion for the best quality sound I can get on my budget in my environment. There is no longer a spouse factor for me, so easier in that aspect. Regardless, no way is surround dead. I have single handedly added at least a dozen people desiring more. That is the real world. I hope we as consumers, and on this site help influence the continued passion and new releases of surround music in the highest quality available. I am doing my part to support and spread the word. I am not the saviour, but definitely a disciple. I preach the gospel of high resolution surround music (and movies to a lesser extent) and get as many people as I can to drink my kool aid. My following continues to grow. With my upcoming move to a new house, I will have the opportunity to not only reinforce my preaching, but hopefuly spread it more to any new recruits that help me out.
i need to say you are not a lone disciple...i am THANKFUL every single day that i was 'rescued' from making a dire mistake of almost buying into the soundbar gig. i shudder at that thought now...what a wonderful world i came soooo close to missing.... i am also doing my fair share of helping the multi channel music industry thrive! in 7 months time i've acquired somewhere around 75 discs...and have no intensions of slowing down..as long as they keep churning the stuff out!
I talk about my system everyday. How good music sounds, how good movies sound. How you get what you pay for, but at the very least get surround. Anyone and everyone who sees and hears my setup is in agreement, as well as envious. It is not about bragging or creating envy, it is about my passion for the best quality sound I can get on my budget in my environment. There is no longer a spouse factor for me, so easier in that aspect. Regardless, no way is surround dead. I have single handedly added at least a dozen people desiring more. That is the real world. I hope we as consumers, and on this site help influence the continued passion and new releases of surround music in the highest quality available. I am doing my part to support and spread the word. I am not the saviour, but definitely a disciple. I preach the gospel of high resolution surround music (and movies to a lesser extent) and get as many people as I can to drink my kool aid. My following continues to grow. With my upcoming move to a new house, I will have the opportunity to not only reinforce my preaching, but hopefuly spread it more to any new recruits that help me out.
i need to say you are not a lone disciple...i am THANKFUL every single day that i was 'rescued' from making a dire mistake of almost buying into the soundbar gig. i shudder at that thought now...what a wonderful world i came soooo close to missing.... i am also doing my fair share of helping the multi channel music industry thrive! in 7 months time i've acquired somewhere around 75 discs...and have no intensions of slowing down..as long as they keep churning the stuff out!
I talk about my system everyday. How good music sounds, how good movies sound. How you get what you pay for, but at the very least get surround. Anyone and everyone who sees and hears my setup is in agreement, as well as envious. It is not about bragging or creating envy, it is about my passion for the best quality sound I can get on my budget in my environment. There is no longer a spouse factor for me, so easier in that aspect. Regardless, no way is surround dead. I have single handedly added at least a dozen people desiring more. That is the real world. I hope we as consumers, and on this site help influence the continued passion and new releases of surround music in the highest quality available. I am doing my part to support and spread the word. I am not the saviour, but definitely a disciple. I preach the gospel of high resolution surround music (and movies to a lesser extent) and get as many people as I can to drink my kool aid. My following continues to grow. With my upcoming move to a new house, I will have the opportunity to not only reinforce my preaching, but hopefuly spread it more to any new recruits that help me out.
Snood now looking up the number for the CDC (Center for Disease Control) this sounds like a major virus!!!!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Screw it!!!! Snood likey this Virus :51banana: It make Snood Dance
Hope everybody become converted to 5.1 hehehehehehe muhahahahahahaa :worthy
Towards the end of the article Guttenberg raises a query to readers:
If you can cite any noteworthy new, not remixed 5.1-channel rock, jazz, or world music titles, please share your thoughts in the comments.
What do fellow quad-surround listeners think of his challenge?
I wish there were more releases of current/new music in any surround format (bluray/sacd/dsd download). When none can be had ... For some of us, "up-mixes" are popular - eg. DKA's (https://www.facebook.com/DKASurround) rendition of Daft Punk's latest RAM album. For others, surround sound can be had when simulated and/or matrix'ed by hardware be it on the av-receivers or through dedicated converters such as "Surround Masters". However these are poor substitutes for music that has been properly recorded, processed, and mastered for multichannel formats. Is there are downtrend amongst labels and artists to make the effort for a surround mix. Take Beck for instance, his first foray into multichannel was the monumental Sea Change however his latest efforts do not include audiophile multichannel music.
On the hardware side - why are there so few multichannel options in the burgeoning field of up and coming DACs that can handle DSD? Currently, the three popular options are: exasound's e28, a cumbersome Mytek deck of three Mytek Stereo 192, and in a more limited form - the Oppo 105 player: see the excellent spreadsheed on DSD dacs (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgVhKcl_3lHfdFVyenBBNjNpQ2lieG81WGpqQTNfVUE#gid=0). At any audio show I attend, I'm always overwhelmed by two-channel equipment and totally underwhelmed by the surround sound gear. When given the opportunity I always voice my preference.
Hmm, a perfect example of just the opposite this guy is saying : http://www.auro-3d.com/press/2014/0...s-first-pop-album-in-auro-3d-immersive-sound/
Maybe we should create a topic on his own for Auro 3D, I'm really happy as a band is brave enough to release a record in stereo, 5.1 and this new format in a single bluray!
Great idea! I've got a copy of the "Aelita" BD-A on the way so will update here as ever
The answer would be easy if he included classical music. So, how do you guys account for that? Surely, there are many more serious listeners outside of the classical genres.Towards the end of the article Guttenberg raises a query to readers:
If you can cite any noteworthy new, not remixed 5.1-channel rock, jazz, or world music titles, please share your thoughts in the comments.
What do fellow quad-surround listeners think of his challenge?
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