Flat sound vs full sound - waVeman

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Posted by waVeman on May 4, 2001 at 12:12:11

In Reply to: Your reply is very myopic at best! posted by Zeus on April 27, 2001 at 19:28:32:

I think the bare minimum home theater has at least four speakers: the two front mains AND the surrounds. This will enable the listner to be enveloped in the movie's soundtrack, rather than "just" hearing it. For several years I listened to just two speakers, and it did sound very good. But it was definitely missing that fun stuff many soundtrack engineers work so hard to create for the viewer. And sometimes you will notice onscreen characters looking "behind" you at something that is coming from the surrounds-obviously, if there are no speakers back there, this isn't going to happen, and will detract from the realism of the scene. And with most of those virtual/3-D/spatializer systems, you usually have to sit EXACTLY in front and in the center of the mains to hear the surround effects. Not good for large groups! (Of course this is all irrelevant if you only watch "serious" films with little or no rear effects.)

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Topic - Watching DVD's with only 2 audio channels (stereo). - Zeus 11:56:49 04/27/01 (14)

Music DVDs better in 2 channel - mrcaseyb 16:59:03 05/02/01 (0)

I really really liked my two channel Stereo with movies... - Paul in Sterling 09:32:31 04/29/01 (0)

2 CH is ok but you are missing a lot - John C. - Aussie 20:40:00 04/27/01 (0)

You're missing the point! - Dalancroft 15:43:35 04/27/01 (10)

Nonsense... - Rich 10:38:09 04/28/01 (0)

Your reply is very myopic at best! - Zeus 19:28:32 04/27/01 (1)

Flat sound vs full sound - waVeman 12:12:11 05/04/01 (0)

Re: Hang on a second there! - Dan G. 16:50:21 04/27/01 (6)

Dunlavy HRCC. NT - mhamilton69 19:48:20 05/02/01 (1)

I second the motion on the Dunlavy HRCC!(nt) - Dave Duvall 20:25:35 05/02/01 (0)

Guys, go into a movie theater & look around - Dalancroft 19:51:17 04/30/01 (3)

...BUT, THAT'S ..... O.K. - STUART SMILEY 09:18:41 05/01/01 (2)

individual preferences - wilks 23:28:21 05/07/01 (1)

I'm with ya W! (nt) - Dalancroft 13:40:37 05/08/01 (0)

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