Are modern home theater receivers able to put out quadraphonic audio in the way that a vintage quadraphonic receiver does?
Perhaps more specifically in my case, does a modern home theater receiver have the capability of "synthesizing quad" through a "regular matrix" setting or "SQ Logic" setting... or something similar to that?
I realize that modern home theater receivers won't have a "regular matrix" or "SQ Logic" setting, but do they have something akin to that?
The reason I am asking is that I had a modern home theater receiver... a Yamaha RX-V477. I was told by the tech support personnel that since I have 4 vintage speakers (EPI 150s), that I should put it on the "5 channel stereo" setting. Well, I did, and was not impressed.
But when I got a vintage quad receiver, and put it on the "regular matrix" setting.... WOW !! ! What a sound!! And I was just listening to Pandora One internet radio streaming at about 192kbps.
So, with that info, what do you think? It seems to me that with the digital technology of today, a modern home theater receiver SHOULD be able to produce at least a "synthesized quad" sound.
Let me know your thoughts... much appreciated. Thanks!!
Perhaps more specifically in my case, does a modern home theater receiver have the capability of "synthesizing quad" through a "regular matrix" setting or "SQ Logic" setting... or something similar to that?
I realize that modern home theater receivers won't have a "regular matrix" or "SQ Logic" setting, but do they have something akin to that?
The reason I am asking is that I had a modern home theater receiver... a Yamaha RX-V477. I was told by the tech support personnel that since I have 4 vintage speakers (EPI 150s), that I should put it on the "5 channel stereo" setting. Well, I did, and was not impressed.
But when I got a vintage quad receiver, and put it on the "regular matrix" setting.... WOW !! ! What a sound!! And I was just listening to Pandora One internet radio streaming at about 192kbps.
So, with that info, what do you think? It seems to me that with the digital technology of today, a modern home theater receiver SHOULD be able to produce at least a "synthesized quad" sound.
Let me know your thoughts... much appreciated. Thanks!!