From: julian@tele.com   
      
   On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:29:36 +1100, Trevor  wrote:   
   > On 28/12/2015 9:45 AM, geoff wrote:   
   >> On 27/12/2015 4:19 PM, Julian Macassey wrote:   
   >>>     I predict we will soon have 9.1, speakers added the way   
   >>> razor manufacturers stack blades.   
   >   
   > Yep, you soon trade one problem for another. I find it near impossible   
   > to shave under my nose properly with those stupidly wide 5 blade razors.   
   > And if the blades are too close together, they are impossible to clean.   
      
   	If you want a really good shave, get hold of an open (cut   
   throat) razor. It will be the closest shave you have ever had.   
      
   >   
   >>   
   >> Just "8" should do it for 360°. Add a ".1" if other speakers have little   
   >> bass. And another "1" for soundtrack to cope with soundtracks with a   
   >> centre channel.   
   >   
   > Which is 9.1 just as he said. Centre channel only necessary in a wide   
   > room, relative to listening position of course.   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Just "2" does it for me.   
   >   
   > For music it's all you need. And good mono is still better than many   
   > stereo recordings.   
      
   	It is worth noting that films worth watching tend not to   
   have all the odd channels. Films with loud noises and explosions   
   rather than a decent plot and good acting need noise coming at you   
   from all angles.   
      
   	You want to hear really good film sound? Track down a   
   copy of Onibaba made ithe the 1960s. IMDB says the audio is   
   mono. The copies I have seen were in stereo and stereo with   
   excellent imaging you could place the actors as they ran through   
   the swamp. When I first heard it I was blown away.   
      
   	That being said, there is much more to good audio   
   recording than multiple channels.   
      
      
      
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