surround

There is a bewildering array of multichannel formats and protocols available, and they are growing steadily: Quad (4.0), 4.1, 5.1, 7.1, 7.1.4 (a la Dolby Atmos), 10.2, 11.1, 22.2, Ambisonics, Ambiophonics, and more still. Many of these formats have emerged as the result of efforts to more effectively sonically immerse the audience in the theatre and cinema world. Despite the emergence of these formats, two channel stereo is still the… Read More »When two channels are (almost) enough