HERE HERE! And dito! they need to go to circuit city and ask these questions. We want quality discussions and a quality sight. But then again we all had to start somewhere. But weeding through this stuff is frustrating. And hometheater has it's merits but plain stereo will blow it away in all areas if done right. I heard a $60,000 surround set up that sounded amazing but was easily beat out by a $30,000 stereo system! (MIT, Avalon, spectral) lasers from return of the jedi would start from behind me and fire through to the front of me. I was enveloped in the forest. birds would sing behind me and to the left or right. the ambience of the forest completely surrounded me. It was amazing. And the tonality was way better than any home theater could touch. And your not always frustated with how they mixed all the dang channels. (my $16,000 system does all the above just not to that extent)Yes people put a lot of crappy 2 channel systems together but if they could here the truely great and well thought out ones then home theater would be a much smaller market. And they would be much happier and content(I am). Anyways we have a nitche and haven and would like to keep it. And it would truely help new ones and converts if there is a distinguishable line and they have an easily found family of 2 channel enthusiasts to become a part of.
2 channel high end disscussion
Despite the flames and abundance of naysayers ,Audio review's general discussion is crowded with low fi and home theater and one has to weed through many posts to find general topics for the 2 channel hifi audio enthusiast. At A.R.,there is no specific concern for those of us who are discriminating and appreciate better sound,whether entry level separates or reference components.I have made multiple requests at A.R. ,to add a general hifi section there and have gotten no concerns or answers.I see the beginning of what has recently happened to A.R., starting right here ,as the low fi and h.t.crowd are discovering this site, and it would be a greatly appreciated addition to have our own dedicated section to help make an already great site come full circle in considering this great need.Yes ,all the other sections are greatly appreciated here and an added General hi end section would be a breathe of fresh air to not feel crowded out and for once and all have a safe haven.