cd player on sacd multi channel vs two channel


Has anyone found that even though you are running a two channel set up setting the cd player in multi channel play back vs two channel play back you get a more open live like sound? Sony SACD 555es going through an NAD to Abby's if I place the cd player in multi channel the sound is totally different then in two channel. It does exclude some of the information that would come out of the other speakers only but if you didn't know it you don't miss it for example a triangle is missing when played in multi, played in two channel it is there. But the sound in multi is more open, more depth, more air more natural, live. Has anyone else tried this? Thank you
johnbonn

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Of course. If you put it in MCH mode and only use the 2 L/R outputs, you are losing information that is in the center and surround channels. In 2 channel, that information is in those 2 channels.

Kal
Because those 2 channel outputs have the same signals as the multichannel front L/R outputs! You are losing information and being seduced by a phase-y, unfocused sound.

Kal
There are speakers that are capable of what you describe but, to do so, they are dependent on the acoustics of the room and the setup in that room. Proper acoustic setup is essential and, imho, too often overlooked.

Kal