"Cydrome Leader" wrote in message ...

The movie folks do a really half assed job with surround sound
is the short version of the story.

That might be true. But I've spent many years listening to orchestral
recordings enhanced with surround -- either from the recording itself, or a
hall synthesizer -- and the improvement is huge.

Circa 1980, I had a really high-quality quad system, with Lux electronics and
Infinity speakers. People -- including a hi-fi dealer -- said "I don't like
quad, but I like your system".