The Rise and Fall and Rise of Surround Sound - Part 2
Note: Please note that Part 1 has been substantially revised. I left out a very important part of the multichannel story - the Bell Labs 1931-32 recordings of the Philadephia Orchestra. There’s a sample as well.
It is safe to say that by 1960, there was good news and bad news with regard to stereophonic sound. The good news was that sales figures of ster…