Originally Posted by martin farinha
But dont you think some of the creative decisions could have been based around the limitations of the technology at the time and that re-tinkering them later on would change the presentation as originaly intended? Obviously some people including the people who were originaly involved in the recordings do, or else why bother going to all the trouble?

Yes, I suppose you are right. May go along way to explaining why surround-sound music has been such a mass-market thud. Almost none of it was created/composed for 5.1 channels therefore it is 're-tinkering', to use your word.

Clearly I am in the minority as I care less about original intent and more about having the music be presented in the most life-like way possible. For me this is 5.1 or processed 5.1 (like Trifield).

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