Much like the term "CD-ready" was bogus back in the heyday of its use, so, too is (for the most part) the new notion of "3D audio." In this guest blog from our resident audiophile Robert Franner, he discusses the issue, and why most claims of 3D audio are nothing but fluff.

...But now we need to steel ourselves for the sequel: 3D audio. A stampede of audio marketers will soon festoon their systems (most of which will doubtless be low-fi, commodity trash priced well below the $500 mark) with 3D something-or-other, once the public shows more enthusiasm for images that seem to jump out of the screen...

Read more at http://www.marketnews.ca//blog/EnduringTheInevitable3DBSBandwagonMentality.html

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