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Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
Eldartford,Well HT is multi channel, but I can understand your fondness for the center speaker. I have somewhat found its use to be problematic and effective at times and as such have used it only selectively with music. You have pointed out that ... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
velocity,Thank you for your most enlightening response. Please ignore the two emails that I sent to you. I'm sorry!!! You know who you are and I now know that. Conflict sometimes bring out the best for people and I know that I have benefited from ... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
velocity,Thank you for your somewhat more benevolent tone. The reality of it all though is; how many listeners or devotees to multi channel sound have or will ever have a system like yours? You are talking about a near perfect if not totally perfe... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
velocity,The violin is a very musical instrument and it is not the same as the human voice enunciating words on the screen. If surround sound is all around us, as you claim then the point of owning a surround system becomes moot. Don't you agree? 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
velocity:WOW, the condescending tone just rattles on.... in full surround!!!! I'll post more later on. 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
Mdhoover,Thank you for your cerebral commentary on the the topic of 2 channel stereo. Often, the purveyors of snake oil run out of justification and falsification and in the process develop a self promotion strategy that portrays them as better be... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
velocity,Keep the debate civil. I am not criticizing your views. I'm simply stating another perspective. I'm sure that you have the best equipment but I'm not interested in knowing that. My opinions are mine alone and I'm not really out there tryi... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
Eldartford,But why fool around with a center speaker if it has the potential of degrading the sound of a recorded material? What purpose does a center speaker provide then other than more clarity of oral discourse or dissertation that is in synch ... 
Best 3 to 6 channel amp for around $1000 - $1500
Sufentanil,I suggest that you go back to comparing the two amps after 200 hours of break in period. I can tell you that they have more similarities rather than differences. The only difference that I found was that I had more money left in my pock... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
Eldartford,I think that you are thinking along the same lines as I do in terms of the perception of the sweet spot, and I hasten to add that the sweet spot also contributes immensely to the dimentionality of the perceived sound. You certainly can ... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
velocity,I agree with you that surround sound is very misunderstood but above and beyond that it is also over rated. Although one can meet all the required parameters in setting it up properly, there is no guarantee that the recorded multi channel... 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
Most people that have opinions on multi channel sound have for years enjoyed the joys of a stereo 2 channel sound system. The well known illusion of a sweet spot can only be effectively realized with a stereo sound. Multi channel sound somehow dis... 
Best 3 to 6 channel amp for around $1000 - $1500
I would suggest that you check out the Rotel 1075 5 channel amp that really has a sweet and melodic musical presentation. Boz Scaggs' GREATEST HITS DVD reveals the lovely, delicate and controlled back up vocals of the 2 female singers that gently ...