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"Why waste money to reproduce something inaccurate?"

Posted by David Aiken on June 1, 2011 at 14:33:37:
On that basis I could ask why read novels which aren't true rather than accurate historical books.

Novels aren't true but are intended for enjoyment. Multichannel movie soundtracks, or even multichannel music recordings may not present accurate sound but they can be created for enjoyment and be capable of delivering it. If that's the sort of thing you enjoy, then you're not wasting money by getting a multichannel system that you like, you're spending your money on enjoyment. That's not a bad thing to do now and then.

Inaccuracy isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes it's a lot more fun and enjoyable than accuracy. I know the Lord of the Rings films aren't true and the sound tracks are faked but it really is worth while, at least to me, to listen to the soundtrack of those movies in good quality surround sound simply for the sake of enjoyment. The inaccuracy of the soundtracks is totally irrelevant to my enjoyment and if I could get total accuracy I dare say my enjoyment might even be diminished.

2 channel stereo is also inaccurate but I enjoy it also.