Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?

Landok,

Just like you, I have nothing against surround sound, home theater, etc. It's good for me to see differing points of view since I already KNOW what mine are. Condescending comments, however, detract from the quality of any discussion. That's probably a good reason why I myself shouldn't have gotten sarcastic above. I apologize for that.

I can't comment on multichannel, but I CAN say with absolute certainty that my two channel set-up plus sub-bass unit generates SPECTACULAR imaging, which I've already described at length in my review of the Intuitive Design Summits. Depth, width, and height are all there, and in SPADES. I have no desire for a multichannel system, although I've never really listened to one, unless that's what they have in the theaters. If that's what surround sound is supposed to be like, then I think it sounds insultingly artificial. But hey, maybe someone with a "better system" than mine can "bring...(me) up to speed."

Velocity,
FWIW, I also read condescension into your original post and was appalled. Apparently I got that wrong, and I apologize for that. I do NOT doubt that you are an expert on home theater and surround sound, and I also realize (fully) that I am NOT. Your intelligence and experience are obvious (Eldartford's and Landok's too, and lots of others', for that matter). We all just need to be careful how we word things (myself included--!!!!), because it's easy to be misunderstood, particularly when a person has only written words to look at and cannot see the expression on the writer's face, hear the tone, etc. This is such a great site full of REALLY smart people, I just don't want to see things go downhill unnecessarily.

In the words of Rodney King: "Can't we all just get ALONG?!"

p.s. I am NOT being sarcastic with that quote. I think it's very powerful and incisive, and did not deserve to be mocked on "In Living Color."
-Bill

Yes, I agree that it's necessary to have first-hand experience with something prior to being able to debate it competently. However, I'm not in a position to assess with certainty whether or not any given Audiogon thread participant has such experience, unless I know that member personally, in which case we'd be unlikely to communicate in a public forum. In any case, since I myself lack such experience with multichannel sound, I should leave this discussion. I'll see you in a different thread.

One thing though, Dale Pitcher himself has told me that some people are using the Intuitive Design Summits for home theater, one person having relegated them to REAR CHANNEL duty (LOL!). I think that person has the $65,000 Denalis in the front. I've never heard those, so I can only speculate on how great they must be.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Cheers.