[BC] Loundess war video on YouTube
Rich Wood
richwood
Sun Dec 17 11:54:09 CST 2006
------ At 09:54 AM 12/17/2006, padrino wrote: -------
>Also, we demonstrated what happens to conventional stereo and mono, with a
>matrixed system. Using the neural again as an example, their system
>*TOTALLY* eliminated the calliope in Dire Straits "Walk Of Life." If I was
>still on the radio side of life, and my station had that gear on-air, I
>would not want to have to answer to the PD when he comes screaming that
>this system was destroying the station's programming. This is what happens
>with matrixed surround. The only true way to adopt surround on FM is with
>a method offers discrete surround, as well as 100% backwards compatibility
>to stereo and mono. There is only *ONE* method that achieves this...MPEG
>SURROUND.
Where does the discrete system stand now that XM has chosen a
matrixed system? It's a shame that the YouTube file had so much hum
on it because it was a perfect example of what grunge processing can
do to the musicality of music. How does a matrixed system derive
accurate information if the audio is a solid block with no dynamic
range? A discrete system could handle it and give us 6 channels of
grunge with the surround field still intact. My main concern, since I
don't propose to buy a surround system for my car, is what it'll do
with XM's stereo signal, if anything.
I have an early JVC DVD-Audio player that requires a bass management
system. I used the Outlaw ICBM-1. By the time I moved no one was
carrying DVD-A discs, so I didn't bother to reinstall it. I can't
even find DVD discs that use DTS or Dolby Digital. I've checked every
store I regularly visit and none carries a DVD-A player. On my last
visit to Virgin in Times Square (they claim to carry everything in
print) I found only two small free-standing displays and nearly all
the DVD-A discs had disappeared in favor of DTS and Dolby. It's
downstairs, way in the back. I haven't been there in a while and
don't know if they even carry those, anymore.
Since satellite already has a stranglehold on factory-installed
systems I wonder if they'll use the Bose-type synthesized sound
instead of 6 separate speakers.
Rich
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