![]() Stereo imaging has limitations and strengths, which often dictate the instrumentation, structure, rhythm, and effects used by an artist. But listening to music in stereo isn’t the same thing as hearing a live band in real life. Nearly all of the recorded music on Earth was written, arranged, and mixed for stereo. ![]() Surround Sound Doesn’t Make Sense for Music And the rise in Apple’s Spatial Audio format has only added fuel to the fire. The center-channel speaker, for instance, is supposed to provide clarity for dialog.īut over the last two decades, music listeners have slowly grown more interested in surround sound. And generally speaking, each speaker in a surround setup serves a purpose. Surround sound is primarily intended for movies. And the next step, a 7.1.2-channel setup, adds two upward-firing speakers that bounce audio off the ceiling. Things get even wackier when you use a 7.1-channel system, which adds rear-firing speakers behind the listener. This provides more separation for audio frequencies, but more notably, it gives you a “3D soundstage” with audio that comes from all directions. ![]() A 5.1-channel setup includes a left and right speaker, a center speaker, a subwoofer, and two “surround” speakers that sit at an angle behind the listener. But surround sound adds a couple of extra audio channels to the mix. ![]()
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