Will iTunes output a quadraphonic signal?

patrean

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I have an Altec music system connected to my Mac which has a quadraphonic output mode. Does anyone know if iTunes will output the signal correctly. I can't test it yet as I don't have any quad CD's but a friend has posted a quad version of Santana's Abraxas and I'm keen to know whether or not I'll be able to get it working through the Mac as my HiFi has no quad option.

Thanks
 
iTunes will preserve the phase-matrixing applied to quad-encoded-in-stereo recordings.

iTunes will not support discrete 4-channel output though.

As long as your Altec system decodes the quad from stereo input, you're good to go.

Also, if you encode anything as an MP3 or other lossy encoding scheme, expect the quad's quality to decrese severely.
 
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