January 21, 2011

  • From Quadraphonic To Good Enough Sound

    Why did quadraphonic sound never catch on? Was it because no one wanted to have to set up four speakers instead of two?  Was it just too expensive and cumbersome?  Was it because its various formats were incompatible with one another?  Or did folks somehow collectively decide that stereo was good enough? Quadraphonic or “Quad” sound was first… Continue reading