Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
And the theater I go to has it! - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:09 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound I'd be quite surprised if you've never heard

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
Well it's probably a bit like it. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:41 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound What you're doing is pretty much the sort of thing

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
I go to a movie every week, because the theater I go to has audio described movies. - Original Message - From: Tom Kaufman tomca...@comcast.net To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 12:33 AM Subject: RE: listen to music in surround sound

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Dane Trethowan
To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound I'd be quite surprised if you've never heard surround-sound before, I'm sure you've been to a movie theatre? On 27 May 2014, at 1:06 pm, Tom Kaufman tomca...@comcast.net wrote: I must confess that I've never

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
Well apparently there are enough people who like it. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:02 AM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound My only other advice

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Hamit Campos
: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:02 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound My only other advice is as follows. When you buy your Surround-Sound, also buy the biggest case of beer you can find, invite guests around, get them all drunk and then you'll all enjoy what

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Hamit Campos
Cool man. I doubt the theater here in Danbury has it. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:10 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound I go to a movie every week

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Hamit Campos
, 2014 11:06 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: listen to music in surround sound I must confess that I've never to this day heard surround-sound; in some ways, I'd like to hear what it sounds like; aw but then I'd probably want it and it's just not practical in this house! It might

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:06 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: listen to music in surround sound I must confess that I've never to this day heard surround-sound; in some ways, I'd like to hear what it sounds like; aw but then I'd probably want it and it's just

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Hamit Campos
: RE: listen to music in surround sound Real surround sound with 5 speakers around your head with 5 tracks of audio let's say all assigned to each one like Dain pointed out is epic! The sound bar stuff or the exagurated stereo these things do and even things like my companion 5 speakers

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Hamit Campos
So yeah, it isn't 7.1 which is a shame, but it is a real system. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound But what about

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Frank Ventura
: listen to music in surround sound I often listen to music in surround sound effect for the sheer enveloping fun of it even though there can be a little loss in quality. I have a fairly old but very good home theatre set up with Bours Wilkins media wall speakers and a Linn Sizmik

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Frank Ventura
...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:22 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound I haven't had the ability to listen in surround sound for a long time. Indeed, most of my experience was with an analog system years ago, made by ADS

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Frank Ventura
-Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:43 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Even so, music for the most part is not recorded to take advantage

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
Sounds good. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:32 PM Subject: RE: listen to music in surround sound That is a true surround sound system. The lifestyle V35 is an actual 5.1

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-27 Thread Gary Wood
, 2014 1:33 PM Subject: RE: listen to music in surround sound So yeah, it isn't 7.1 which is a shame, but it is a real system. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 1:51 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread John Gurd
I often listen to music in surround sound effect for the sheer enveloping fun of it even though there can be a little loss in quality. I have a fairly old but very good home theatre set up with Bours Wilkins media wall speakers and a Linn Sizmik subwoofer with an Arcam AV600 receiver. Although

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
26, 2014 5:16 PM Subject: RE: listen to music in surround sound I often listen to music in surround sound effect for the sheer enveloping fun of it even though there can be a little loss in quality. I have a fairly old but very good home theatre set up with Bours Wilkins media wall speakers

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
to music in surround sound I often listen to music in surround sound effect for the sheer enveloping fun of it even though there can be a little loss in quality. I have a fairly old but very good home theatre set up with Bours Wilkins media wall speakers and a Linn Sizmik subwoofer

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
I'm not really sure that I am listening to music with a DSP effect. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound If you like

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound If you like listening to music through a surround-sound system with a DSP effect then fine! and you're underlining the point

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
To me, listening to music in surround sound doesn't sound simulated at all. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound If you

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
simulated at all. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound If you like listening to music through a surround-sound system

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Tom Kaufman
Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound To me, listening to music in surround sound doesn't sound simulated at all. - Original Message

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Mary Otten
I haven't had the ability to listen in surround sound for a long time. Indeed, most of my experience was with an analog system years ago, made by ADS. And it was awesome. I also had the Carver sonic holography unit, which was good, but not as good as the ads, which actually required two speakers

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
to music in surround sound To me, listening to music in surround sound doesn't sound simulated at all. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: listen to music

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Hamit Campos
Yeah. Sure as hell didn't on the lifestyle V35. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:03 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound To me, listening to music

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
What you say about the concert hall is right however, in a concert hall the audio is usually in the front of you, that's where the stage is as far as I'm away so that's where the audio usually comes from. The same applies when listening in stereo, the speakers are usually in front of you for

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, of course, the audio source is on the stage, which is in front of you. But your living-room does not come close to approximating the dimensions of even a small concert hall. So that's where the dsp and magic of multiple speakers comes in. I don't pretend to know how they do it. But I know

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
Even so, music for the most part is not recorded to take advantage of the concert hall effect, even on our classical stations here its just recorded in plain old fashioned stereo and I ought to know smile. On 27 May 2014, at 12:38 pm, Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net wrote: Yes, of course,

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Tom Kaufman
-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:43 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Even so, music for the most part is not recorded to take advantage of the concert hall effect, even on our classical stations here its

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Even so, music for the most part is not recorded to take advantage of the concert hall effect, even on our classical stations here its just recorded in plain old fashioned stereo and I ought to know smile. On 27 May 2014, at 12:38

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:43 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Even so, music for the most part is not recorded to take advantage of the concert hall effect, even on our classical stations here

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
Good point, Mary. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 9:21 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound I haven't had the ability to listen in surround sound for a long time

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
in surround sound To me, listening to music in surround sound doesn't sound simulated at all. - Original Message - From: Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 6:58 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
in back of it. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten maryot...@comcast.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 9:38 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Yes, of course, the audio source is on the stage, which is in front of you. But your

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Dane Trethowan
Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 9:21 PM Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound That's pretty much the case yes, On 27 May 2014, at 12:10 pm, Tom Kaufman tomca...@comcast.net wrote: Okay...I'll jump

Re: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Gary Wood
Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound You'd be surprised just how practical Surround-Sound or at least the effects can be in any room, that's why Soundbars and so forth have been invented, you just put the unit in your room at let the DSP do its thing. On 27 May 2014, at 1:06 pm, Tom

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Tom Kaufman
; just for the fun of it! Tom Kaufman -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Gary Wood Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 11:36 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Well Tom, one thing I did, I collected old

RE: listen to music in surround sound

2014-05-26 Thread Tom Kaufman
:43 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: listen to music in surround sound Even so, music for the most part is not recorded to take advantage of the concert hall effect, even on our classical stations here its just recorded in plain old fashioned stereo and I ought to know smile