Surround Sound - do you like it?

[KristaTX]

I went to see the Bourne Supremacy today, found it kind of boring (choppy editing and too much action), and got to thinking about surround sound. I know it is popular and many people love it, but I just don't get it.

I don't want to hear bullets flying at me from my left, dogs barking on my right, helicopters flying behind me, etc. It distracts me, annoys me, and sometimes even scares me. I don't even like to have the stereo speakers hooked up to our TV. Stereo sound is great, but I prefer the sound to come from the general direction of the TV or the front 1/4th of the movie theater - not from my direct left, direct right, or behind me.

Do you like it or not like it? I have a suspicion that men are more passionately into surround sound than women, although most women might like surround sound, too. I'm just curious.

 

[amid chaos]

We just got it installed in the new room this week. I've just been watchign the olympics with it..havent watched a movie yet, so I'm not sure whether I like it or not.

 

[denisem]

Female and love it...but concede I must have a LOT of dormant male genes when it comes to any new "techie" stuff

Denise < --- but still has enough female genes to tell DH "ahhh, just turn up the radio" when he complains of noises in the lower steering column of his car

 

[Carl]

I like it at the movies, but I bought it for the home and it got to bothering me. I guess I'm just getting old.

 

[oogieboogie]

Female and LOVE it. I'm a techno geek though.

 

[Aimeedyan]

We have a kickin' system in our living room, and though DH likes to watch it a bit too loud for me, I do enjoy it, I must say.

Though when he and my dad were watching "Band of Brothers" here, I kept dodging bullets =) So it's something to get used to.

 

[mudnuri]

it depends on the movie really.

I LOVED watching the soprano's in surround sound! DH's action movies, and stuff with Chuck Norris- all get Surround sound.

It's hard though, in our house, the DD's rooms are off the living room- so if they're already in bed, it's hard to have it on, as it is quite loud!

Brandy

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

I like the idea of surround sound ... At one point, I put a surround sound system in our living room, however, it was a pretty crappy system, and actually made everything sound worse. I can't really afford a good system, so for the time being, no surround sound, although if I could afford it, I'd get a good system.

 

[edcrbnsoul]

I have the Cambridge Soundworks system in my house and I love it.
It can kind of freak you out at times, I was watching a show at home alone and the people were in a restaurant, and I could hear people talking as I was watching the show I thought it was someone out side my window until I muted the TV and found out it was the people sitting in the restaurant talking around the main charaters.

 

[KristaTX]

Originally posted by edcrbnsoul
It can kind of freak you out at times, I was watching a show at home alone and the people were in a restaurant, and I could hear people talking as I was watching the show I thought it was someone out side my window until I muted the TV and found out it was the people sitting in the restaurant talking around the main charaters.

I bet that was pretty creepy. That's why I don't like it so much - just too real sounding sometimes .

 

[treesinger]

During Beauty and the Beast, when the doctor knocks on the door, it STILL tricks me since the speaker is by our door.

During Dragonheart, there's a scene where Draco is flying around talking and his voice literally goes around the room as he flies. GREAT effect!

 

[katerkat]

Oh my gosh, LOVE it! But then, DH and I have been big-TV-shopping and I was the one who said, "Why don't we just get the 60" TV?"

 

[LisaSt]

We love it in our house can't wait to get our new place built with a true theatre room in it.

 

[Nancy]

My DH just had to have surround sound and I hate it! I won't watch TV when he has it on...I go into the other room. I don't like things too loud...that's probably why I don't go to the movies all that much. And i hate the sound coming from all different areas of the room...way too distracting.

 

[Laura]

Surround sound is great, but it doesn't have as much of an effect on me as the typical moviegoer because I am deaf in one ear. It makes it hard for me to tell where sounds are coming from.

 

[Micca]

Love the surround sound with movies and music. I also prefer my home system over the theater systems.