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RE: With a pre-pro...

Posted by cfraser on July 18, 2009 at 19:29:14:
Here's where I'm coming from: the majority of "older" movies, and most non-action movies, have their sound mix directed to the front. Regardless if the DVD/BD sound format for them is listed as 5.1 or 7.1, it's still mostly in the front. With half-decent L/R front speakers, the "phantom" center channel should image very well. With this same type of movie, there is usually "nothing" (effectively, or actually) in the .1/LFE track...so you can skip the sub unless you'd like it for stereo music anyway. The sub(s) can improve overall movie sound even if there's no .1 audio, but that's a more advanced topic and some would not prefer it anyway.

So really, with a flexible DVD/BD player as far as audio mixing goes, I'm not sure you really need any more "channel" gear to enjoy the type of movies you propose to watch. Perhaps a BD player that decodes all the hi-res formats and has good DVD upscaling would be the best bang for the $ for you right now.

Bear in mind I'm coming from a position of "fully equipped" to a modest 7.1 standard, so it's not like I'm against all this stuff... I wish some people would chime in and contradict what I'm saying. :) I watch all variety of movies and the complete HT sound system often gets a good workout, but the majority of movies I watch, made over the last almost 100 years in my "collection", do not require anything more than a stereo system to fully enjoy. It's mostly the more current action movies, those made during the DVD era (roughly), that are the exceptions.