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Multichannel sounds better than stereo

I’ve found that upmixing stereo music to 5 channel via software actually sounds better than just 2 speakers.

This is especially true for the center speaker, I’ve found no situations in which stereo sounds better . The center speaker always makes it sound fuller, more immersive, better.

The back surrounds on the other hand are more of a trade off, they add vast amount of immersiveness but can make things sound more blurry. Generally I prefer them than without.

Note I’m not time aligned them, and they are different speakers, so this is a poor match, but even then, wow multichannel sounds so much better....
coli

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williewonka
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Coli - I'm of the other camp, but that's just because I was put-off multi channel recordings early on because their "sound engineering" seemed contrived.

Because of that I focused more on my 2 channel system and used my 5.1 setup for movies only.

Having said that, getting to the level of performance of my 2 channel system has taken me years and lots of time auditioning different cables and components.

I could not even contemplate such an endeavor with 5.1  channels.:-)

It would be interesting to know what techniqes/software/components you use -  I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve the performance of my systems - especially for music

Cheers
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