Is recording technology keeping up with surround sound speaker technology?

Answer 1

Speakers are strictly analog since humans hear only in analog. I think what you really want to know is as digital recording sampling technology improves can processors and amplifiers increase their resolution and subsequently will speakers ever be unable to adequately recreate the experience over and over?

The short answer is as technology improves in either area that advancement can be leveraged to the other.

Analog is the best form of recording, but the most unreliable to reproduce over and over ( play an LP once and it is damaged ).

Digital technology was/is used to recreate the sound the same way over and over, but you are still extrapolating a analog waveform from digital information.

As the sampling and data rates increase and processors are better able to recreate that analog waveform the line between what is analog and digital will converge to the ultimate listening experience. I hope to see this sometime in my life time.

That said manufactures are working hard to properly use the analog waveform once it goes to an amp an not diminish the signal.

It the same with speaker manufactures to more accurately reproduce the sound and experience. They are hard at work to be able to utilize the increased resolution that digital storage and analog conversion offers.

If you would like specific examples let me email me.

Answer 2

Hi. Speaker technology is basically the same irrespective of what speakers are used in a surround sound system.The most common speaker used to day is the Dynamic Loudspeaker where a cone is attached to a coil of wire around a magnet.The other type of speaker is a dipole which means it radiates sound from the rear as well as the front and is a thin panel instead of a box. .These are known as Electrostatic. Planar. and Ribbon speakers.These are usually found in high end audio systems .
Recording technology on the other hand is changing all the time.
Cheers.

Answer 3

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