[Trevor]

On 4/09/2015 11:30 PM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
JackA wrote:
And, of course, even today, the majority listen to pop in a less than
ideal environment, stereo wise. On the radio in the kitchen. In the
car, etc. Not in the sweet spot between two high quality speakers. ;-)

Excuse me, but unlike yesteryear, many more are using stereo earbuds to
listen to music, so it makes sense to elaborate on stereophonic sound.

Stereo recorded for speakers sounds terrible on headphones. As is the
reverse.

Right, but mono sounds even worse on headphones/earbuds. Millions of
people "happily" listen on their earbuds every day, even if the
soundstage is less than ideal. In fact it's better than many hear in
their house anyway, real HiFi not being as common as it once was.

Trevor.