FIFTY million homes worldwide now own huge TV sets that can thump out booming
cinema-like sound from surround-sound loudspeakers. But because the racket
annoys the neighbours, such TV sets can rarely be used to their full
potential.
To the rescue comes the former prime minister of Australia, Paul Keating. The
company in which he has a multimillion-dollar share, Lake Technology of Sydney,
has licensed an idea to surround-sound pioneer Dolby Laboratories which can make
standard stereo headphones sound as good as a room with many loudspeakers.
Dolby’s surround-sound systems use at least five speakers, often with a
“woofer” adding heavy bass. Both the listener’s ears hear…
