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13.1 Surround Sound Coming to a Home near you?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-believe-it-when-i-hear-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Need to see the anatomy of a codec? Dolby Digital plus is starting to make inroads in the audio world and this article gives you the technical insight into the Enhanced AC-3 codec. Will consumers soon be getting the full 13.1 audio system that we hear in movie theaters?"

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  1. Not 13.1 but 5.1 by Zacha · · Score: 5, Informative

    I don't think the 13.1 in this story is 13.1. I think it reflects the theatres' 13.1 speaker implementation of 5.1 channel sound.

    SPEAKERS:
    3 across the front
    4 down each side
    2 at the back

    CHANNELS:
    #s 1-5 played back over speakers like this:

    ...1...2...3...
    4.............5
    4.............5
    4.............5
    4.............5
    ....4.....5....