Till 2010 most tests I did were in stereo. But in 2010 I started with acoustic measurement. And also tests in surround.
We use Audyssey, but at a totally different way then how Audyssey uses it. Because they make different mistakes in their way of measuring.
They do have little knowledge in how instruments and voices sound and how they are projected in real.
When you do a measurement with Audyssey you can create a better balance with all the speakers togheter. But there are still many mistakes they made.
I work with professional lasers, at 0.5mm precision and we measure at a totally different way. The results are superior in each single aspect you judge sound for.
We call it Statement Audio Pro measurement. In both stereo and surround it is a satement. Because the level in realism and details is so much higher than any level in sound possible.
It will bring surround and cinemas to a much higher level. Most speakers in cinemas are 2 dimensional, like the amps they are using are 2 dimensional.
They call Auro 3D and Dolby Atmos 3D. It has nothing to do with 3 dimensional sound. During a show of Auro 3D I explained the Auro people that they gave a 2 dimensional demo. When I explained it in details they understood.
When a speaker and amp cannot create stagte depth and width, the sound is still 2D. When you use hight speskers this will not change it.
By using lasers and measuring much more precise I created stealth low freqency. This means that the subwoofer is in phase with the speakers and the energy is exactly were it is of the recording.
Statement Audio Pro is the only reason why I and many of my clients got interested in surround. Without S.A.P.-measurement surround can be very exhausting. This is based on the unbalance in sound.
Audio in both stereo and surround need to be used based on properties. This creates a superior level in sound and emotion. Most systems are 2 dimensional, no single person in the world will be satisfied with any kind of 2 dimensional sound after time. This is based on our emotion.