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.
cdwallace
Eandylee - would you be willing to be walked through the process to better enhance your MC system?

It seems as if you have a good grasp of things, but there could be more potential to bring out of it; which could sway you opinion to the other side.

No long drawn out process, just a little extra help. And it won't cost you a dime. You keep your own equipment. Sounds like something that would interest you?
gentlemen: how many channels does live, unamplified music have ?

let's trade in our stereo systems for concert tickets.
11-09-06: Cdwallace
Thanks JMC

I would've guessed no brain..er, as well!

Enjoy
Cdwallace (Threads | Answers)

Don't quite your day job CeeDee!
McGrogan,

When you admit to not being able to setup your surround system properly nor having it work for months, it is a bit disingenuous to blame surround sound for this issue.

The fact you couldn't get your center speaker to blend is not surround sounds fault nor is it indicative of surround sound.

What it characterizes is poor setup or simply the speaker you chose for a center channel was poorly designed or matched to your left and right speaker.

I hope after all these discussion you don't think my surround system sounded anything like yours? When you take the time to research and buy appropriate speakers and get your center channel to blend such that your three speakers image better than two speakers. Then you are on my level, until you do that...something very possible, Then you're making progress toward what one of my systems sound like.

Perfect image...I have had hundreds of people listen and agree.

Do it on your HT, it only makes the movies that much better.
When you admit to not being able to setup your surround system properly nor having it work for months, it is a bit disingenuous to blame surround sound for this issue.

Edwards,

I think you are reffering to the problems I had with a MSB modified PAV. It was junk, well actually MSB made it junk. It wasn't that I don't know how to set up a system, MSB f#@*ed up my PAV. Setting up surround is much easier than setting up a turntable.
I also owned a Classe SSP-30 and a Anthem AVM-20, both stock, they worked fine for SSP, but when I put a Classe CP-60 stereo preamp in my system it was all over. No SSP came close to the tonal harmonic structure. I gave up on SSP's for music and went back to two channel. I've since heard other surround systems at friend's home's and audio salon's, nothing that makes me want to listen though.

I'm sure that no one knows how to properly set up a surround system but you though, so these would all be invalid. You should go into business for yourself. I'm sure all of us idiots would throw out our multi-kilo turntables and seperates and gladly hand you $10K+ to show us how music really sounds. ;^`

FWIW, most folks are stunned when they hear my system also. They think Bose and surround sound is what music is all about.

So folks like your system, folks like my system, and there we have today's update.