Originally posted by dengor:
Do the manufacturers pushing more speaker formats have an idea of what (small?) portion of the public wlll buy these 7- and 8-speaker formats?
Actually, in the case of PLIIx, it's the other way 'round. Dolby came out with a 7-channel version of PLII because they noticed that the public was
already trending towards 7.1 systems, enough to make PLIIx commercially viable.
what's next -- a speaker in the center of the room on the ceiling? 2 speakers in the ceiling? a speaker under the chair for that rumble below?
One can hope. We've got all 4 walls covered (front & back, left & right), so the only place left to go is up: ceiling mounted height channels.
BTW, "a speaker under the chair for that rumble below" (i.e., bass shakers) have been around for some time from companies like Clarke Synthesis and ButtKicker.
Enough already -- this is way, way, way past the point of diminishing marginal improvement.
Why "enough"? You want them to stop innovating and exploring new formats because
you can't accomodate more speakers? That wouldn't be fair to those consumers that can. Besides, it's not something you have to buy into.
Best,
Sanjay
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