Which came first, the chicken or the egg

fascinating

There has to be a simple reason that these setups do not sound as good on two channel stereo. I mean that a good one uses a tape loop (or bypass) and the quality electronics and speakers are in place. Perhaps just covering the screen and the center channel with a wool blanket (maybe even the rear speakers) would make the difference as the only difference that I do see (between a two channel setup) is a reflective surface (the screen) between the main speakers (this is not a good thing) and three other speakers in the room that will suck up the sound when not in use. Does anyone already do this? Or just try it at a shop and see if it improves the sound in stereo. Also I have heard that getting the cable or dish ground right can be a problem as well. I just messed around with our cable ground (which is not even connected to the stereo) and it does effect the sound of the system.

JThunders: What Whatjd is saying is that Blob had a new system 24 hours before he started this thread (in which he does not now have a system). Here today, gone tomorrow. Get it now?

So $50K is for the pre/pro and transport alone and perhaps cabling (7 mono blocks are listed in the other thread as well as the speakers)? Also what of the screen and projector or monitor which needs to match the electronics? I have read lately of people ending up with an unusable screen area due to a mismatch in regard to this (which sounds like a bummer). I still don't get it. Come on Blob. As you all know by now, my recommendation for cable (digital, and balanced IC's aside) is the Sakura OTA Cable kit (at least for the front and center channels and any analog IC's). Why pay more? I am not certain yet if it works in long runs (like for rear channels). I had already cut it up by the time I thought of this with the first batch.

And you forgot to specify what the 7 mono blocks are (that you have already purchsed). Whatjd just pointed out some "major" discrepancies in your two threads (very obvious ones indeed) and left an apology in the case that their was a reasonable explanation for them. So in reality, you don't actually own anything and other than the TV (which you don't yet have poseesion of). Perhaps then this is the real start of the thread.