PS Audio - Surround Sound not more popular with Audiophiles?

[mandrix]

My wife could listen to anything in mono, she don't care.

 

[Wagonmaster_91]

I am careful about talking up 5.1, 7.1 or Atmos to my friends. When I play them music they usually assume it sounds so good and immersive because I have good equipment, five speakers on the floor, four in the ceiling and three subs. "That must be why background vocals seem to be coming from behind me and some sounds even above my head." They also comment that you can't see a single wire running to/from the speakers or equipment.
I have found that if I explain what is happening too much, the next thing they want to know is when can I come over to their house and a install a system in their listening area. I have to crawl through my own attic enough, thank you. I'm not looking to crawl through their attics which usually aren't as accessible as mine.

 

[Marplot]

Ah, my friends helped me run the 4 in the ceiling so if they ask for help I have no choice but to reply in kind.
I hope they do though since it would increase the music I can listen to without breaking the bank. (Ok we all know the bank is already broken and the piggy is hiding)

 

[marpow]

My wife could listen to anything in mono, she don't care.

Same.

 

[ar surround]

My wife could listen to anything in mono, she don't care.

Same.

Ditto.

 

[ar surround]

I have found that if I explain what is happening too much, the next thing they want to know is when can I come over to their house and a install a system in their listening area.

I WISH my friends would ask me to come over and help them install a surround sound system. To them, audio is just not worth the hassle of more than two speakers.

 

[esimms86]

I am careful about talking up 5.1, 7.1 or Atmos to my friends. When I play them music they usually assume it sounds so good and immersive because I have good equipment, five speakers on the floor, four in the ceiling and three subs. "That must be why background vocals seem to be coming from behind me and some sounds even above my head." They also comment that you can't see a single wire running to/from the speakers or equipment.
I have found that if I explain what is happening too much, the next thing they want to know is when can I come over to their house and an install a system in their listening area. I have to crawl through my own attic enough, thank you. I'm not looking to crawl through their attics which usually aren't as accessible as mine.

Try playing back the same recording for them in stereo and surround. You wouldn’t need to ask any questions. Anyway, most people won’t want to go down the surround rabbit hole when faced with the investment in time and money. Honestly, most people are happy with a Sonos or a soundbar.

 

[Rhinojack]

I have an ATMOS set-up that could and should be a lot better than it is. 7.1 speaker set up with the heights angled on top of my tall speakers to reflect (minimally) off the ceiling with a couple of satellites speakers on each side. Any ATMOS I've played is just kind of meh though of course sounds really good. My new apartment isn't speaker arrangement friendly short of having to hide wires across the floor and up the walls. Anyway, I feel that I've never truly experienced it the way it is designed, and often feel standard side surround showcases the concept better. This is very obvious when comparing the ATMOS mix with the 5.1 mix in a lot of cases on certain Bu-rays.

 

[esimms86]

I have an ATMOS set-up that could and should be a lot better than it is. 7.1 speaker set up with the heights angled on top of my tall speakers to reflect (minimally) off the ceiling with a couple of satellites speakers on each side. Any ATMOS I've played is just kind of meh though of course sounds really good. My new apartment isn't speaker arrangement friendly short of having to hide wires across the floor and up the walls. Anyway, I feel that I've never truly experienced it the way it is designed, and often feel standard side surround showcases the concept better. This is very obvious when comparing the ATMOS mix with the 5.1 mix in a lot of cases on certain Bu-rays.

Much has been written about how having angled height speakers sitting on top of floorstanders is suboptimal for Dolby Atmos. Anyway, we all have to live within what our domestic spaces allow. 5.1 is also amazingly rewarding.

 

[DuncanS]

I don't hate Atmos, but I feel that there are many more blasé professional Atmos mixes than quad and 5.1 mixes. But I'm weird...I prefer to watch movies in stereo and listen to music in surround. So there.

That sounds normal to me!

 

[esimms86]

I WISH my friends would ask me to come over and help them install a surround sound system. To them, audio is just not worth the hassle of more than two speakers.

Most people that I know are content with a single Bluetooth speaker. That includes my wife.