Music industry resisted multichannel audio for cost reasons at every stage

Evidence

It is curious to read purist audiophiles belittling movie sound when all of the soundstage, space and imaging effects they so treasure would be unlocked if they were to embrace multichannel audio. The sad part of that story is that the mainstream music industry has dragged its feet at every stage, beginning with stereo, resisting efforts to add channels. The objections had mainly to do with cost to the industry and to consumers. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 385

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the industry cost-resistance pattern seen in early print vs manuscript economics. — connects to: The audio industry still lacks a scientific foundation for format decisions — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1403
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The audio industry still lacks a scientific foundation for format decisions — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1403