I am quite pleased to discover the existence of this group, it has been sorely needed for quite some time. Fan51_SBU has been most gracious in his posts to the SurroundSound Google Group and his enthusiasm has piqued my interest in this site.
I'm a long-time audio fan (as opposed to the geeky "audiophiles" whom I know and love) and I have been the proud owner of a high-quality surround sound system for 7-8 years now. I got started way back in the early 70's when I convinced my Dad to "invest" in a very nice Quadrophonic system for our home. We had a killer Sansui 9090 receiver, a Garrard Zero-100 turntable with Shure quad and stereo cartridges, and 4 Jensen 6 speakers - later replaced with 4 JBL L-100s. This system could flat-out rock, and I bought every quad album I could get my hands on. It's a pity that they've disappeared from my collection via many moves and thieving roommates, but I digress <g>.
Since those hazy daze <g>, I have been an ardent music fan and attended many, many concerts. In fact, the BEST show I have ever seen was ELP's quadrophonic concert (in 1973 I think it was) at the Baltimore Civic Center when they toured in support of their awesome album "Brain Salad Surgery". If you listen to that album in it's DVD-Audio surround form, you will be hearing pretty much what I experienced at that show, minus the bong hits and psychedelic drugs of the era <smile>.
I have since replaced my father's system with an updated one of my own and I hardly ever listen to 2-channel music any more. Surround sound, done well, simply KILLS stereo - it ain't even close.
In closing, I'd like to thank 51Fan_SBU for alerting me to the existence of this forum. I look forward to may interesting discussions in the days to come!!
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