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Re: HT for the 2 channel guy...my experience (so far) ...Long

If your processor has the Dolby Pro Logic II codec give that a try on 2 channel material. After 50 years of stereo only I experimented with plain stereo versus PL II and its rival, DTS Neo 6. These derive a 5 or 6 channel mix from two channel sources. I found that PL II in its "music" mode sounds the best and now use it 100% of the time for all two channel material (LPs. laserdiscs, tapes, FM, broadcast cable TV, and those few DVDs in Dolby Digiatl 2 channel). In PL II, instrumental timbre and soundstage are improved and there is a heightened sense of listening "around" the instruments. I detect no "phasey" effects.

My collections have a whole new life. PL II was developed jointly by Dolby and Jim Fosgate, the grand old man of surround sound. It sounds infinitely better than Pro Logic's first incarnation (PL I always sounds distorted to me).

Also, try a phantom center. I switched to this after ten years of a "hard" center.

I agree with your other points. I have forund that all speakers should be equi-distant from the sweet spot, set at identical levels and,ideally, all identical.

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