The fact that an audience can't hear stereo samples is hoowey. I can hear it behind me, my band mates can hear it on the right of me, the crowd all over the room can hear my leslie effects. We are talking about a room full of 200 people, not a stadium gig. In small rooms the left and right channels bounce all over the place off the ceiling, walls, back wall, left wall, right wall. Anyone in the room will hear stereo.

I just don't buy this argument that stereo is useless live!!!! I'm living proof that it does make a HUGE difference.

Al