Pick your poison...2-channel or multi?

You know how when a 2Ch setup is locked in, the sound stage is detailed, deep and wide? Now imagine, if you will, this same phenomenon taking place, when done correctly, 5 times over.

I'm all for a thought experiment, Cdwallace.

If 2 speakers use interference effects to produce a soundfield (stereo), then 5 speakers arranged in the ITU pattern should produce interference effects from all pairs. Should we not then "imagine this same phenomenon taking place 10 times over"?

Regards,

Metralla...thanks for the post but I think I'm a little lost. You wouldn't be suggesting people, whether 2ch or MC, are listening to interference, are you? Cause if you are, I don't think you gonna have many happy audiophiles. :)

However, I do believe I see where you're headed. In theory, yes. Just as a properly setup 2ch system produces the euphoric soundstage soooo many audiophile rave about, for the most part, the same rules apply for MC to acheive this outcome. Difference is, your actually working with five "stereo pairs". L to C, C to R, R to SR, SR to SL, and SL to L.

But just one other thing though. Just as audiophiles don't imagine thier "phemonemon" taking place between thier two speakers, MC listeners don't have to imagine either. WHY? because the same things 2chers are hearing takes place for MC, only 5 times over within the 5+1 speakers.

CDwallace,
No one has responded cuz there's no question! It's a diatribe by you about 5.1 and 360 degree sound. A question ends with a question mark.....like this....What is your question?

If it's "Are you aware that the very essense of MC is durived from the same principles of 2CH?" then yes, I am...not sure what durived means, but yes.

I love hirez mch surround, have lots invested in 5.1 (and 7.1 for movies) and have posted many times here and on AVS, the Asylum, etc about it. But IMO it's not one or the other; stereo and mch are two different formats. I love them both, for very different reasons. No poison for me.

Ted...thanks for the response the to question that is not a question because it doesn't have a question mark....go figure. Please excuse the grammatical errors. I was hoping to pose the initial question in the beginning, with a ? of course, and complete the thought thereafter with a (.). By no means imposing any impression of bitternesss. Cynical...to some degree...sure why not! Input does = output!!

Charge it to the head and not the heart. Now I know mispelled words and puntuation "bear more weight" then the content, which seems to be the norm with many; I'll try at all cost to be more careful in the future.

I can tell you didn't read much of the previously posted thread or else you have a better understanding as to who the question was initially presented for. Not a problem though, because you confirmed my assumptions that at least one other person, other than myself was aware of the similarities between 2ch and MC. I'm glad you were able to conclude what the mispelling of durived ment...thanks for getting the point!!!

Glad to see there are audiophile who can appreciate both 2ch and MC together, even though you don't have a preference. Please keep in mind, its not an ultimatum to pick between the two; just a thread to see who would pick what, hence the original posting...please see the top of pg 1 for further details. Thanks for your input on the gon, and many others you patronize.

There's plenty of "poison" to pass around. So...if you decide in the future, MC will be here.

Thanks and Happy Listening

PS - I'm having the toughest time finding any media in 7.1? Especially for movies! Any suggestions.

Cdwallace,
My post was somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but no one can ever tell on the 'net, so nevermind. Sorry you took it any other way.

The 7.1 surround format is mainly one of derived or matrixed 5.1 stuff, with side speakers helping to steer well-derived pans from front to back. I've been living in the 7.1 world with movies since Lexicon first intro'd Logic7 years ago. The first real true discrete 7.1 stuff will not be here until the newer HD audio formats are outputted 7.1 (HDMI 1.3 and /or 7.1 analog inputs become standard).

I appreciate any and all threads that discuss mch music. I love it. (but don't love it any more than great 2 channel.....always have to love both children the same, right).