I'm one of those guys who does HT on a pretty grand scale. Jadis 7 mk4 runs the fronts;Music Ref does the center(bi amped/bi wired) Moscode 600 does the rears. The fronts go thru my CAT 3.close to 50 tubes in all;driving Aerial 10 t's. This in not chopped liver. The sound from the DVD medium is just that good,so the music within the movies is 'that' good. Oh,I do vinyl too.Exposure to the music in films will entice some to become audiophiles,we all started somewhere.I belive the two can coexist.The HT boom has helped the mfg's and the dealers.Out of that total,some will want more/better.We keep seeing questions;how to/ from the people who got in at a reciever level,and wanting to move up to better 2'channel So my opinion says,YES,2 channel WILL still be here. I have no choice on 2 levels :#1: I know how good my 2channel sounds & want the best I have doing my HT #2 I only have one room anyway.
Long Live 2 Channel audio......???
5, 10, or even 20 years from now; Will the 2 Channel audio be around and survive? We music lovers, audiophiles use to say; Never would I merge home theater with my dedicated hi-end just audio system. Is it becuse of space, convenience, dollars, or lack of time to relax and close our self in the room and just listen to music. I have both systems and plan to keep it that way. Home theater is great but still nothing can beat a state of the art 2 channel audio system when you want to enjoy the music.