Mostly correct, although when gaming...or at the movies or anywhere else where 5.1+ is in use, you don't move your head. Most of us can pick up the sounds coming from different directions without moving...remind me not to sit behind Tom at any movies.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Tom Piwowar <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > >Let's not forget, for a gaming system you need 5.1 sound. Not only 5.1 > >speakers, but a good 5.1 headset too. I use one of the Turtle Beach > >models. > > 5.1 headsets? Ho ho ho. I think this is a great example of "a fool and > his money are soon parted." Exactly what you are goping to need to watch > out for. > > Fact: Most of us (except for the Martians directing Windows 7) have 2 > ears. > > Fact: Headphones inject sound directly into each of our 2 ears. > > Fact: When the head moves the ears move too and so do the headphones. > > Fact: The sound field experienced by a headphone wearer does not change > as they move their heads. > > The idea behind 5.1 is to create a complex sound field around the > listener to simulate three dimensions. The listener perceives the three > dimensions by _moving their heads_. > > Headphones are 2.0. When you move your head the 2.0 moves with your head. > Thus you will not percieve any change in what you hear and therefore no > simulated three dimensions. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
