I enjoy both and have my own theory why most multichannel setups fall short ,back in the early 90s several speaker manufactures were backing the idea that you did not need full range speakers if you used small monitors and a sub woofer in a 2.1 setup .
I like many others bought into this idea till we dragged out our huge full range speakers and then the 2.1 system all but died for anything other than computer applications.
however in the home theater world the small monitors and sub woofers are the technology of choice because of the fact that integrating 5 or 7 large speakers into a rooms decor is hard to do so the compromise is made .
back in the Quad era you used four full range speakers and that is what I do all be it 5 instead of 4 and my multichannel setup is very satisfying .
I could not do this in our house without my wife's tolerance ,but she puts up with a lot as long as I am a little respectful of the fact she hates the music I listen to and choose only a few days a month to raise the roof and scare the neighbors at full volume
I like many others bought into this idea till we dragged out our huge full range speakers and then the 2.1 system all but died for anything other than computer applications.
however in the home theater world the small monitors and sub woofers are the technology of choice because of the fact that integrating 5 or 7 large speakers into a rooms decor is hard to do so the compromise is made .
back in the Quad era you used four full range speakers and that is what I do all be it 5 instead of 4 and my multichannel setup is very satisfying .
I could not do this in our house without my wife's tolerance ,but she puts up with a lot as long as I am a little respectful of the fact she hates the music I listen to and choose only a few days a month to raise the roof and scare the neighbors at full volume