My recent purchases of CDs & MP3 downloads (to replace my vinyl copies) included the original album + a few other versions of some songs on the album.
I was thinking, since new A/V receivers don't include Sansui QS (type) matrix decoders (QS was originally developed to derive surround sound from stereo), maybe a stereo album re-release could be done using a DVD instead of a CD, the DVD would have the restored stereo stored in lossless PCM + the stereo run through an Involve Surround Master in QS decode mode, stored in DD 4.0 on the DVD + the stereo run through a Hafler/DynaQuad decoder stored in DD 4.0 on the DVD + the stereo run through a Yamaha DSP-1 (type) processor stored in DD 4.0 on the DVD.
I know there would be a fidelity loss using DD, however, my idea would provide surround sound (3 different types - logic assisted, no logic, calculated echo) for every listener whose A/V receiver (or maybe a soundbar) has a DD decoder.
This approach could also use DTS instead of DD and could be made available as a stereo + MCH download (maybe better since less overhead [mastering, manufacturing, packaging etc.]).
Kirk Bayne
I was thinking, since new A/V receivers don't include Sansui QS (type) matrix decoders (QS was originally developed to derive surround sound from stereo), maybe a stereo album re-release could be done using a DVD instead of a CD, the DVD would have the restored stereo stored in lossless PCM + the stereo run through an Involve Surround Master in QS decode mode, stored in DD 4.0 on the DVD + the stereo run through a Hafler/DynaQuad decoder stored in DD 4.0 on the DVD + the stereo run through a Yamaha DSP-1 (type) processor stored in DD 4.0 on the DVD.
I know there would be a fidelity loss using DD, however, my idea would provide surround sound (3 different types - logic assisted, no logic, calculated echo) for every listener whose A/V receiver (or maybe a soundbar) has a DD decoder.
This approach could also use DTS instead of DD and could be made available as a stereo + MCH download (maybe better since less overhead [mastering, manufacturing, packaging etc.]).
Kirk Bayne
