There’s Neuralink, which claims to be able to stream music directly to the brain, but such technological advances are not likely to take place in my lifetime. I’m not sure anything will ever replace a pair of headphones or earbuds for runners and subway riders. We’ve got two functional ears (if we’re lucky and we take care of them), and stereo is quite literally a perfect fit for our biology. I, for one, would embrace larger scale mixes (as they open up a Pandora’s box of creativity for music producers), but I can’t argue with the practicality of stereo. While movie theaters and certain film enthusiasts’ homes might be outfitted with Dolby Atmos surround sound systems, which are capable of up to 128 channels of sound, good old 2 channel stereo is still the most popular format for music listening. Apple recently announced that a Dolby Atmos-powered spatial audio feature is now included in Apple Music. For as long as we’ve been able to reproduce sound, we’ve sought to create a more immersive listening experience.
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