Something else news to me today. I always thought "stereo" meant something like "two working in unison". Apparently it is from the greek meaning "solid." Hence

Something else news to me today. I always thought "stereo" meant something like "two working in unison". Apparently it is from the greek meaning "solid." Hence sterophonic literally means solid (or spatial or 3d) sound (or speech). Crazy, that's obviously not how we understand it anymore. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stereophonic https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stereophonic Sterophonic adjective pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems