having surround sound unrealistic stuff? what are you thinking man.

its not for entertainment its for the sake of REALITY.

in real life you hear positional sound, doesnt matter if it is racing, walking or something else, in reality you hear positional sound.

if lfs wants to be a accurate represntation of reality then it has to have positional sound, period.

oh yes, stereo is great, i have spun out of track, but hey, the cars that just passed and are behind me , i can hear them in front!!!!! SO realistic!!! (sarcasm)

geez man, you are talking plain nonsense.

if your "reality" doesnt requires positional sound, then ok, but dont say it is "entertainment", silly garnishes? oh man.

and the samples in gt legends where crap, but the positioning was great.

and dont start that crap with a movie or milk, thats BS

reality is reality, and it includes, hearing in all directions.

i totally disagree, its obvious that you dont use sound alone to drive, but 5.1 sound will enhance the realism to a much higher level.

im no racer in real life, but i have ears and i can tell you, it is not the same in stereo, it is not sufficient to provide a realistic driving experience, why? because when you drive you are using your 2 ears and your brain, and that tells you about the position, not exactly but surely accurate enough, imagine the brain is the sound DSP.

when the sound is muffled because of other factors then the sound waves travel by the bones, and you can hear it too, the same happens hearing underwater but to a much greater level because sound waves travel faster in water than in air.

back to the point, you dont drive from sound alone, but you are not deaf while you drive, i know you can drive listening to music without actually hearing anything from the outside, but for realism it has to have surround sound, at least 4.0.

other games may have sound only for a selling point, but rest assured that there are some GREAT games that actually use surround sound and is f*** great.

have you played gt legends? the sound in that game is so great, sound from inside the car in center channel, outside noise in the other speakers, simply AWESOME.

if lfs had surround sound it would totally be something worth it.

and by the way, lfs is not free, i mean, coding time should not be a issue since we are paying for the game.

i agree and disagree with a lot of what ive read here.

i just bought lfs s2, and im, not dissapointed but i was hoping it would have 5.1 sound.

5.1 is almost something standard today, every game has it, movies have it, there is even music that is 5.1.

i think there is no excuse for not having support for this, even mediocre games have that and lfs is not one mediocre game, is a great simulator.

for the ones that do not believe that 5.1 should be implemented in the game, have you played ANY racing game that has it? not only simulator, or any game at all in 5.1? i cant believe some of you say "stereo is the same" , "the ears are stereo"

quote from wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear

Human beings localize sound within the central nervous system, by comparing arrival-time differences and loudness from each ear, in brain circuits that are connected to both ears. This process is commonly referred to as EPS, or Echo Positioning System.

another quote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surround_sound

The three-dimensional (3D) sphere of human hearing can be virtually achieved with audio channels above and below the listener. To that end, the multichannel surround sound application encircles the audience (left-surround, right-surround, back-surround), as opposed to "screen channels" (center, [front] left, and [front] right), i.e. ca. 360° horizontal plane, 2D).

the brain is a very powerfull thing and it will perceive position in the sounds, is how we are.

i think is common sense to know that with 5.1 surround sound the impact in realism is more than HUGE

and it doesnt matter if windows down, helmet, loud noise.

the sound waves will be there and you will perceive it.

sorry for my bad english