I've always wondered why we only arrange speakers around us. Certainly with 7.1 (and matrixed 9.1 even for those with side-axis outputs from pre/pro's like Sunfire and whatnot) we have enough sound fill on all sides.
I think the next logical step is to put a speaker on the roof pointing down for bullets and flyby effects.
I mean, think about it, how cool would it be. If they could encode it properly, explosions, flybys, bullets and other effects would take on a whole new level of realism.
My 2Cents (2.07 US)
