01-04-09: Eldartford
2chnlben...The idea that performers should always be in front of you does not reflect the reality of a jazz jam session or a chamber music performance in your home.
Perhaps not, but sitting in on a jazz jam session or hearing a chamber music performance in one's home (all I have seen still have the listeners in front of the performers, not surrounded by them) are not music experiences typical of most performances.
Are we to assume multi channel makes us part of the performer's perspective?
I can see where multi channel can be interesting for specialized performances/recordings, but limited in application.