Hey Berki!

 BY> Thanks, and I have some good news: all the AC-3 patents expired.

I haven't heard about that ... yet.  I'll check later and see what the ffmpeg - and the like - people think about it.

 BY> Well, now back to fiddling with my headsets... It kinda feels
 BY> like the good old winmodem days :/

OUCH!!!  If that is true then I'd say abanodon it now before it's too late.

Just out of curiousity, given you only have two ears ... errrr you do have two no? ... why surround sound at all on headphones?  Is it that much better that it is worth the extra hoops one has to jump through?

Life is good,
Maurice

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