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Any plans to listen to music/concerts through it?

Posted by Harmonia (A) on December 28, 2009 at 16:41:53

In Reply to: Very basic question: we have a vintage 2-channel system in our posted by tinear on December 26, 2009 at 11:18:01:

I've had both 5.1 and 2.1 and I'm currently saving pennies in prep for a move so down to just stereo. Hope to go back to surround after the move. Even stereo is a huge improvement over TV speakers. 3.1 is very nice for small spaces, but surround sound is where it's at if the room and wallet are big enough. As a 2 channel stero person, I was also surprised how much I enjoyed concerts and opera in surround. (Kal is right.)

If you have a room large enough, 5.1 is wondeful for immersive soundscapes on many movie soundtracks. You need to take the time for proper settings and balance, but careful positioning and level setting will pay huge dividends. This won't make any difference for a lot of the classic, indie and foreign films you like, but on films where the soundscpae is important it is significantly better.

You don't have to spend HUGE bucks. Like anything in audio, sky's the limit, but it's more important to get the same or matching speakers IMO for multi-channel than spend the max bucks. It's also possible to start with a 3.1 set-up and add to it, as long as you buy same/compatible speakers. I wouldn't mix brands myself. Kal has written lots on this, look-up his columns and articles on teh internet.

I bought all my gear used or demo and couldn't have been happier. My original set up consisted of 5 Nola Minis and a Nola Thuderbolt sub ($700 used and awesome for music as well as movies) with an Arcam AVR300 which was great on both music and movies. I've tried the Denons and other brand name AVRs and quite honestly couldn't stand the sonics on any of them for music listening, especially as I did use the HT rig for opera/concert DVDs as well as some music listening. For me, I'd stick with the audiophile brands like Arcam, Cary, Rotel, Anthem et all for electronics. I think the Oppos are huge bang for the buck as BD players. There aer lots of decent speakers and used/demo is a great way to go.

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