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  • More channels don’t do anything significant for music. In fact, movies could bake in virtual surround for headphones on a stereo channel. You could have “surround” with 2 speakers as well, read sound bars, however the sweet spot is too tiny for practical purposes most of the time.

    While 16-bits is absolutely enough for normal listening conditions with high end gear, for archival purposes 24-bit would be wiser, as this would enable you to drive a grand concert stage at maximum quality just in case. The added hi-fi khz are a total waste of space however.


  • There is no need for it. There is no ordinary music produced with ceiling and bottom speakers. It always goes down to 2 channels, as the bands play on a stage and not scattered around. Some panning effects could be baked in though.

    Although I am sure some experimental music could use something interesting, as in atmospheric one. Use some VSTO plugin to modify the sound style, if an equalizer alone doesn’t cut it. Atmos and surround sound is used to dynamically place 3D sound objects from movies and games correctly mapped to your local setup, even if it is just stereo headphones (virtualization).