Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree is making quite the name for himself overseeing surround sound remixes of classic albums from the likes of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson and the Universal Music Group’s new Blu-ray Pure Audio line, while primarily focused on stereo high-res offerings, is starting to revive some of the company’s forgotten 5.1 DVD-A mixes (like Beck’s Sea Change) for a new audience. The big special edition box sets that are all the rage in music these days often come packed with 5.1-channel high-resolution mixes on audio-only Blu-ray discs. But no matter the reason, they failed indeed, and with them my hopes for a surround sound music future died.īut recent developments in the realm of Blu-ray are giving me hope that surround sound music is making a real comeback. #Best surround sound reference discs portableAnd one could write a book about why both formats failed to resonate with the average consumer, from the rise of more convenient portable music formats, to the fact that both DVD-A and SACD required specialized hardware, to the obvious uncertainty caused by any format war. SACD and especially DVD-Audio absolutely changed the way I listened to music. I predicted that DirectX would win out over OpenGL in the world of 3D computer graphics, that DVD would meet with a level of success that LaserDisc never did, and that FireWire would lose out to both HDMI and USB.īefore you go patting me on the back, though, consider this: in the early 2000s I also predicted that surround sound music would dominate the market within the coming decade. I pegged D-VHS as a non-starter from the get go. I generally have a pretty good track record when it comes to predicting whether or not new technologies and formats will catch on with consumers.
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