Talk:Quadraphonic
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142.177.127.64: It seems that the webpage link you posted refers to quad LPs as a "fraud" if they are not discrete. I agree with the site that matrix quadraphonic is not an accurate representation of the original multichannel content, but I disagree that a matrix reproduction should be labelled "fraud". TMC1221 00:57, Feb 25, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] This word does not make sense!
I can tell by the 2 elements attatched together that this word does not make sense. "-phonic" is a Greek suffix as I can tell because it has a ph instead of an f, which means it comes from the Greek letter phi. However, quadra- is the Latin numerical prefix for 4; the Greek equivalent is tetra-. Who was the first person to coin this word?? Any comments about it?? 66.245.99.97 21:47, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Compare to homosexual and, I presume, many other words. Hyacinth 00:26, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Wendy Carlos on Quadraphonic
Wendy Carlos (a.k.a. Walter Carlos) of "Switched-On Bach" fame has a very interesting web site on Quadraphonic and surround sound, with lots of history. See http://www.wendycarlos.com/gosurround.html
[edit] Quadraphonic is not a fraud
I deleted the article "Quadraphonic LPs a fraud," because the article itself is merely a fraud. It claims that Quad records were merely Stereo albums specially promoted to get listeners to buy more expensive equipment. This is simply untrue. This article is an insult to the many mixers who worked on the Quadraphonic records of the 1970s, creating the true surround mixes. (Ibaranoff24 17:50, 29 November 2005 (UTC))
[edit] Market analysis would be nice
A request for the experts: I think the article would benefit greatly from an analysis of the market. How many of the main stereo manufacturers made quadraphonic equipment, and of what type? What were the sales like? Who was buying quadraphonic equipment, and why weren't the rest of the populace? How many artists came out with quadraphonic albums? Which countries was it better promoted in? As a notorious failure (at market) of a new technology, this sort of analysis would be extremely interesting. Tempshill 21:22, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ok, so how Does it Actually Work
This article discusses various versions of quadraphonic sound and their differences, but it never talks about how the needle physically reads all 4 channels.
