Welp.... Stevo's at it again!!!!! This time Surround Sound is dead!!!!

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I don't think lumping music and HT surround together and reaching the same conclusion by the author was the best approach.

Agreed.

First, surround sound for music never took off. So when the author conclude that suround for music is fading, it would not be correct.

He is not correct on so many fronts. Steve has openly admitted that he has never owned a quality surround system. So his perspective is rather limited in the first place. He also openly admitted that he lays down when he listens to music. That is not great for either 2 channel or multichannel. Steve is a casual music listener, and there are some of us who are active listeners who listen to music like we listen in a concert venue or hall.

He may have a point when concluding about HT surround. But then again you will always have dedicated videophiles that will have surround set up, and masses that will stick to HT-in-Box-and now to bar speakers. So the fading is from one mediocre system (HTIB) to another (bar sound).

Agreed!