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Originally Posted by dbssound1  I am a little baffled at this comment. Isn't our job, ney our creed to give the listener the most realistic and enjoyable listening experience that we possibly can? |
Up to a point. Consumers don't want more speakers and more amps and cables in their loungerooms. Witness the rise and rise of MP3. They also want to share the experience in a collective way. There is still much more enthusiasm for going to live music than their is to buy HiFi crapola which is what the "millions" have in their loungerooms.
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I love going to live performances, but I am actually more relaxed and can enjoy the performances more on my couch or in my studio.
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What percentage of normal people have dedicated home theatre rooms or "studios" at home I wonder.
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5.1 is flawed, as any home reproduction system for the foreseeable future, but it is a better, more enjoyable listening experience than stereo. If we don't try to improve the experience, than we are no better than the mp3, earbud set.
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Of course I agree that its better than stereo, but no-one wants it. Most women in particular, you know, half the population, are so bored by the tech crap that is home hifi.
Its even more crappy now that there are NAS devices and networks and IPAddresses and stupid OS updates, and backup devices and RAID config and cables, the bloody cables everywhere, and the wallwarts and power points and the speakers everywhere, little ones, big ones, centre ones, and the speakers not working and finding out why etc etc. Its a complete joke.
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With millions of 5.1 systems in peoples homes with their home theaters, it seems stupid not to be delivering music that they can enjoy the same way.
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But movie sound doesn't have to make sense, it doesn't have to be coherent and the images do not have to resolve sensibly between the speakers. Just as well, because the normal person usually has it setup all wrong. But it doesn't matter. With music its a whole different story. People are buying 5.1 systems in the supermarket all wrapped up in one box they can add to their basket at checkout. They cost next to nothing, and you're saying that we should be mastering for playback on that? These are the devices that the millions have in their loungerooms.
SACD is dead. DVDA is dead. Stereo's are returning to HiFi shops again, people want simplicity and elegance at home, they don't want their home to look like the basement of Ghostbusters. Live music is the most ancient and most satisfying of all human musical expression and will always be so.