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I've often thought that a car is the ideal place for multichannel music. Headphones have to fake it because they are attached to your head, and surround systems
by LeoPanthera 4y ago
I've often thought that a car is the ideal place for multichannel music. Headphones have to fake it because they are attached to your head, and surround systems in the home are usually pointed at a TV. If you look in any other direction the effect is broken.
But in a car you are guaranteed to be facing forwards all the time. The "rear" speakers will always be behind you.
- kjkjadksj 4y agoIf you set it up for the drivers side you mess up passenger dynamics though
- londons_explore 4y agoThe car already has seat occupancy sensors - so it can adjust the sound depending on which seats are occupied to give the best overall experience.
- LeoPanthera 4y agoThat effect is much smaller than facing in the wrong direction.
- myself248 4y agoYeah, when I'm parked and enjoying some music, that's great. When I'm driving, I want my ears to alert me to spatial happenings where I can't see them. I force the audio to the front speakers only, specifically to prevent it from sounding too "real". I also hate it when the music has sirens in it. So, this is spiffy, but I hope there's a way to turn it off.