On 2017-01-19 16:21, Anton Aylward wrote:
Heck,, I remember in the 1960 hearing a guy argue that stereo hi-fi wasn't worth it, the extra cost of components for the second channel, the extra loudspeaker, the more complicated pick-up on the record player, the more complex recording/mixing equipment, it was all a sale conspiracy to get us to spend more money. The along come LPs, cassettes and DVDs, each invalidating the previous technology ...
Well, now they sell very good quality sound systems that are mono. Sort of a tower that stands on the floor 1 metre tall and plays from a usb stick or memory card. I asked a friend and he said that currently stereo is questioned. You can add "effects" so that you see sound going from one side to the other, but this is artificial. Try on a recorded concert to differentiate where is the violin. There are things like phase differences that are not recorded. So, I don't know. (if you want to continue this OT subthread, please jump to the offtopic mail list) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)