I am typically annoyed by errors in grammar and spelling.
However, the purpose of language is to communicate. The purpose of grammar is to enable better understanding by using a standard framework.
If a person's message is clear, then I don't see what the big problem is. It's not like English needs to be compiled before it can be spoken or written.
And how many people skim through long, complicated paragraphs because they just want to get to the point? I do. If I even bother reading them.
I find that few people have the knowledge to parse grammar correctly, anyway. So any nuances added to writing through selective phrasing or structuring is lost to most readers.
One of the points of 13.1 channel sound is to allow the huge seating area in a commercial theater to have sound profiles within set tolerances. Definitely a larger sweet spot.
After thinking about that, though, I'd be concerned about sound quality vs. sweet spot size.
For a typical home theater the directional effect is adequately addressed with three properly placed speakers, with the sound engineered accordingly -- for the same reason that triangulation works. Adding one or two more speakers can enlarge the sweet spot to your honey or homey sitting next to you, while still having only a few sources of sound.
It seems to me that so many (13) point-sources of sound in a moderately-sized living room will create enough problems with wave cancellation and amplification that it would outweigh any benefits. And no living room is a perfect sound box...
So yes, you would probably get a bigger, but (bitter)sweet spot.
But who am I kidding, no way my parents will let me run any more wires through the basement walls.
While 13.1 may be appealing to people who need to have the next greatest thing, this will be useless for any significant market.
How many home theaters have the correct shape, paneling, furniture placement, and size to take advantage of the acoustical advantages of so many channels?
Even at 5.1 channels, I can tell that the acoustic signature in the seat next to me is different -- and less perfect. How will this change with 13.1?
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I always knew that English degree was going to get me a better job than flipping burgers
For that matter, you grammer and speling freaks, why not rechoir that all poetry is written as a sonnet or canto?
Every play in five acts?
Every piece of concert music as a symphony?
Content is way more important than form when communicating ideas.
I am typically annoyed by errors in grammar and spelling. However, the purpose of language is to communicate. The purpose of grammar is to enable better understanding by using a standard framework.
If a person's message is clear, then I don't see what the big problem is. It's not like English needs to be compiled before it can be spoken or written.
And how many people skim through long, complicated paragraphs because they just want to get to the point? I do. If I even bother reading them.
I find that few people have the knowledge to parse grammar correctly, anyway. So any nuances added to writing through selective phrasing or structuring is lost to most readers.
Keep It Simple Stupid.
Ahh, so now I finally find out who else is making my wife sit there!
One of the points of 13.1 channel sound is to allow the huge seating area in a commercial theater to have sound profiles within set tolerances. Definitely a larger sweet spot. After thinking about that, though, I'd be concerned about sound quality vs. sweet spot size. For a typical home theater the directional effect is adequately addressed with three properly placed speakers, with the sound engineered accordingly -- for the same reason that triangulation works. Adding one or two more speakers can enlarge the sweet spot to your honey or homey sitting next to you, while still having only a few sources of sound. It seems to me that so many (13) point-sources of sound in a moderately-sized living room will create enough problems with wave cancellation and amplification that it would outweigh any benefits. And no living room is a perfect sound box... So yes, you would probably get a bigger, but (bitter)sweet spot. But who am I kidding, no way my parents will let me run any more wires through the basement walls.
While 13.1 may be appealing to people who need to have the next greatest thing, this will be useless for any significant market. How many home theaters have the correct shape, paneling, furniture placement, and size to take advantage of the acoustical advantages of so many channels? Even at 5.1 channels, I can tell that the acoustic signature in the seat next to me is different -- and less perfect. How will this change with 13.1?