"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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I've heard decent surround systems, but they all cost a
fortune. Why
bother?
First, they all don't cost a fortune if you are willing to
buy used and use some imagination and ingenuity and solid
sound configuration knowledge.
Second, you do it because for classical music (in
particular) and all music (in general) it brings you
closer to live sound.
And finally, for pop music recorded in studio and in the
hands of top quality engineers and producers, surround can
give you a vastly more interesting musical canvas than
simple stereo.
For some of us, those reasons are compelling.
That brings up a thought....I'm not a big classical fan but
I
still find some of my rock favorites annoying in how badly
imaged the recording is. Like this small club sounding
venue recording of Neil Young's Soldier. Its like listening
through a long paper towel tube.
Now I've gotta run a line from preamp..to my
surround receiver just to see how it might sound.
and I've got a rats nest already.
Thanks Harry...one more thing on my list of things
to check out
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ScottW