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Pick your poison...2-channel or multi?

This post is just to get a general ideas among audiophiles and audio enthusiasts; to see who really likes what. Here's the catch!

If you were restricted to a budget of $10,000, and wanted to assemble a system, from start to finish, which format would you choose, 2 channel or mulichannel?

I'll go first and say multichannel. I've has to opportunity to hear a multichannel setup done right and can't see myself going back to 2-channel. I'm even taking my system posting down and will repost it as a multichannel system.

So...pick your poison! Which one will it be, 2-channel or multichannel.
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If I were looking to put together a system for music only, no doubt it would be two channel. I've gone down the multichannel route and to me it was a waste of time and money, for music that is. Most of the multichannel recording are terrible. There are a couple that were done correctly and this can be quite nice, but these are few and far between and just not worth the hassle.

Now if I was looking to put together a multi-purpose sytem to be used for HT and music, if would definately multichannel. I disagree with those who say you can get the movie experience from just two speakers. Just too much going on and with HT the effect to the rear and .1 channels are essential IMO.

BTW, you can put together a system that does both very well at this price point.
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