I just finished listening to Allman Bros 'Live at the Fillmore East" on SACD, and cannot believe the 2-channel 'Luddites' who have shunned multichannel sound. They probably shun fuel injected engines as well. Oh well, their loss, but Kal has it right.
after years and years of being a dedicated two channel person I set up a 5.1 channel home theatre system
it is great for movies and concert blu rays (a jl audio fathom 113 sub is a big addition) some of the new remixed 5.1 like genesis 1970-1975 sound neat on this system - with some of the instruments and backings coming out of the rears
still it will never meet the nuance of performance of my 2 channel rig especially vinl but they are getting better
I would love to hear a small chamber group or jazz combo recorded in the round with 5 channel recording with the mics (directional)and all coming from a central point (re-recreate the 5.1 setting in reverse)
I'll have to check that label out. The engineers who get multichannel and create a "in the midst" type recording should be rewarded. Unfortunately most haven't truely exploited the medium
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