How can you not have multichannel system

They were TAD Model Ones, not TAG. FWIW.

Kal

Bojack wrote:

Ummm...when acts like the Stones and Radiohead introduce "surround sound" as part of their live shows, I'll invest in multichannel.

All live events are in "surround sound" unless produced in an anechoic chamber or infinite flat meadow.

Kal

Bojack wrote:

I see your point, Kal. What I was getting at was that most live shows do not have dedicated surround channels via speaker banks behind and around the audience.

That is true but, at home, you need those dedicated surround channels to reproduce the proper ambiance from that live show.

Kal

I only have two ears, one for each speaker.

It seems this silly and naive statement will pop up in every discussion of multichannel audio. Sigh.

Kal

First off, you should note that I did not, in any way, criticize your listening preferences, just this particular attempt to justify them.

Dreadhead wrote:

Kr4, the only naive statement is yours. If this statement continues to pop up in every discussion could it be there might be some vitality to it? You observation was not only incorrect but quite rude as well.

The reason it always pops up is that there seems to be an infinite number of people who do not understand the physiology of hearing. Had you put a smiley at the end of the statement, it would have been treated appropriately but, as you offered it, it is evidence of a lack of knowledge.

If you believe I am incorrect in my judgment, I invite you to explain why having only two ears has any relationship to the sufficiency of having only two discrete sound sources.

Kal

Eldartford wrote:

I remain fearful of where my subwoofer ear will grow.

It's already there. ;-)

Kal

The Tacet discs have mic/player arrangements all over the map. They are extremely inventive and the audio perspective can vary from track to track. Many are marvelous (the Scherzo from the Mendelssohn Octet), some are thrilling (the opening of the Bach Motets) and some are simply weird.

Kal

Actually, there are some Tacet discs in which the performer locations do change from movement to movement. I cannot check which ones now because I am not where I keep them.

Kal

Audiotomb wrote:

having a multi channel system for movies and the limited amount of recordings that take use of it's full benefits

Sure, the number of mch recordings is limited but, as I have more than 2000 of them, I think my investment in a multichannel music system (or three) is justifiable. ;-)

Kal

That's only what I have kept. You can look at www.sa-cd.net to find more than 5000 SACDs (most of which are MCH). In addition, there are many DVDs and, now, hi-rez audio on BluRay and, coming on line, downloads.

Kal

Ah, but Marques knows that one, often, cannot readily distinguish myth from reality. ;-)

Kal