I close my eyes for a second during a chase sequence. The sound design creates a vector. I hear the hero’s footsteps pounding from the rear-left surround speaker, crossing the soundstage behind my head, and exiting through the front-right channel. The soundscape is no longer a flat painting; it is a sphere, and I am suspended in its center.
I navigate the cursor on the television screen, hovering over the title card for a high-octane blockbuster I’ve already seen twice in stereo. The interface is clean, sterile. A simple click, and the screen dims. The Netflix Tudum intro sounds. 5.1 surround sound netflix
Then, the first explosion rocks the frame. I close my eyes for a second during a chase sequence