Immersive Audio and How to Achieve It

A properly set up stereo system can't be beat (in my experience). What I have heard in regards to surround sound was gimmicky, at best. It was not natural sound. I've never experienced sound coming from my sides or from behind unless I was turned away or around from the source. 

Might as well get one of these if you want to immerse yourself:

This Disney-fying the sound is not my cup-o-tea either.

All the best,
Nonoise

I cannot add anything to what has just been said by Hilde45 and nonoise and stuartk...

I prefer stereo acoustic because it is possible to have localization even listener envelopment ( immersiveness) without compromising TIMBRE ...

Kota1 buy the BACCH filters... It is the only DSP i would buy.... Because it is the only one who preserve room acoustic and timbre and your own head/ears profile measurement...And this filter cannot affect the timbre recorded of the album, it is explained mathematically why in Dr. Choueri article... Go and read... 😊

+1 @nonoise Give me stereo or give me death! Tubes all warmed up ,AC turned up, listening to remastered copy of Curtis Mayfields “Superfly”, plenty immersed here!

OP 

More speakers & electronics etc is just more, not necessarily better.

Yep, more speakers also means more ways to screw it up, but you can screw up a stereo too. 

All speakers and audio systems in the world sound veiled and bright that includes $100k cd player, $million speakers, $100k power amp, $20k power cords, etc.

The sounds of surround receivers are not good and can't compete to the sound of a good stereo amp. Also, sounds from many inferior surround speakers are even worse. All these bad sounds from many inferior speakers are directed to a listening chair in the center. It can be something special for a short time but ears will be tired soon. 

2 channel set up is easier to make smoother musical sound and better for long term listening music.

Alex/Wavetouch

@mahgister 

Kota1 buy the BACCH filters... 

I will, but I want to buy the headphones first, can you give me a link? Thanks for the great info 👍