Quadraphonic sound was perhaps the first serious attempt to bring surround sound to home audio systems. The format was introduced in the 1970s and worked by adding two extra sound channels to the left ...

Quadraphonic is back. And it sounds even better. For readers of more tender years let me explain that quadraphonic was the first surround sound system that got a major shove from manufacturers and ...

When Austin band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead began experimenting with the quadraphonic format to mix its eleventh album, XI: Bleed Here Now, members Conrad Keely and Jason Reece ...

Listen to and explore Experience Ovation 4 Channel Quadraphonic Sound by , released in 1973 on African Dance Records. Read reviews, track listings, and discover more jazz albums on All About Jazz.

A four-speaker surround sound system introduced in the 1970s that never caught on, primarily because of the recording technologies available at that time. Quadraphonic sound used two front and two ...

The Gadgets: Panasonic’s SL-850 quadraphonic turntable, featuring the unusual 4.0 discrete-channel format for stereo-besting sound. (As the brochure says, “In the real world, sound comes from ...