3C better stereo then 2C? - RdH

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3C better stereo then 2C?

Posted by RdH (A) on April 12, 2003 at 15:50:16

In Reply to: I would prefer to discourage the use of 3-channel ... posted by oscar on April 12, 2003 at 10:04:46:

Research seems to support 3C as being better then 2C. One of the original tests was performed by W.B Snow (Bell Laboratories) in 1933. The goal was to reproduce a live concert for an audience 141 miles away. After much experimentation, it was determined that 3C was 'satisfactory'. Snow had thought that a 'curtain' of mics/speakers (1:1) would be optimum. The LP later undid 3C stereo by bring 2C stereo to the masses. So today when we think of stereo as being 2C, it is really just decades of exposure to 2C stereo.

Now you bring up the point of the center channel being a problem due to the placement of the tv. This is true but the tv between your L/R speakers is causing problems with the stereo image anyway so it is difficult to have your cake and eat it too. One of my more significant upgrades for sound was to ditch the tv from between the speakers. Flat panel TVs are becomming a little less expensive and the cost will continue to drop - not yet a cost effective solution.

As this is a DVD-A forum, I will add that having excellent DVD-A recordings that place most of the information in the front 3C will bring us closer to an ideal. The 2C mix (preferably not mix-down) will provide backwards compatibility for those that need or prefer it.

Rod.

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Topic - "3 Channel Stereo" - help and advice appreciated - Eric LeRouge 00:54:40 04/12/03 (13)

I would prefer to discourage the use of 3-channel ... - oscar 10:04:46 04/12/03 (4)

3C better stereo then 2C? - RdH 15:50:16 04/12/03 (2)

At the moment I would prefer an ambient rear sound mix... - oscar 18:35:55 04/12/03 (1)

Ambient rear sound mix & Center! - RdH 21:05:40 04/12/03 (0)

This is just an experiment - Eric LeRouge 10:40:28 04/12/03 (0)

Some Links - RdH 06:00:20 04/12/03 (7)

Thanks a lot - Eric LeRouge 09:44:16 04/12/03 (6)

Would be interesting... - RdH 15:05:57 04/12/03 (5)

Re: Would be interesting... - Eric LeRouge 15:19:09 04/12/03 (4)

Meridian processes everything in digital - RdH 16:04:52 04/12/03 (3)

Mmmm... I know what we could do - Eric LeRouge 16:33:06 04/12/03 (2)

Re: Mmmm... I know what we could do - Kal Rubinson 16:41:04 04/12/03 (1)

What we need is to find a DVD-A for the test. - RdH 17:13:45 04/12/03 (1)

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3C better stereo then 2C? - RdH 15:50:16 04/12/03 (2)

At the moment I would prefer an ambient rear sound mix... - oscar 18:35:55 04/12/03 (1)

Ambient rear sound mix & Center! - RdH 21:05:40 04/12/03 (0)

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