[kj] [OT] King Crimson 5.1

[Brendan]

It's a disgusting group sex reference, I'd tell you but you wouldn't want
to know ;)


> At the risk of looking totally clueless, I must ask:  what is 5.1?

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> Thanks,

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> K.W.

> SoCal

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>   Actually, I would say that 5.1 is less "fashionable" than it was a few

> years ago, when surround sound was emerging and record companies were

> releasing quite a bit of titles, especially during the Christmas retail

> season.    For the moment, it hasn't generated a huge groundswell of

> commercial success, and  has evolved into much more of a niche market

> phenomenon that music diehards are keeping alive.   Not completely

> unlike the classical music cd market,   i.e.  much smaller but

> consistent sales numbers when compared to rock record sales.5.1 has also

> renewed interest in all the quadraphonic sound releases that came out in

> the 70's, as there are  now computer programs that allow people to

> convert quad sources to files that can be uploaded to the internet and

> then downloaded and burned to disc on the other end.

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>       I for one love  5.1 , and look forward to hearing this stuff ,

> especially "Red" when it comes out.    For those of you who haven't

> experienced the 'Gathering XXV" dvd through a good system with the

> 5.1 mix going,  it is well worth checking out .   Really makes you

> feel like you were there.       - Carl P.

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>   From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

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>   Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 3:03 pm

>   Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] King Crimson 5.1

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>   This 5.1 business is be coming quite fashionable.

>   Many electronic musicians have been doing this for a while, now. Pete

> Namlook, Richard Devine to name a couple...

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