2 Channel or Home Theater for best HiFi?

[RoadRunner6]

Ron, from a Vietnam vet, Grateful Thanks for your service flying your 60.

If you get a chance can you send somethying nice to Pixelthis (one of our mentally challenged members). Perhaps a carton of balut or maybe some nice chocolate coated camel spiders. Something for him to munch on while he is watching his new Vizio LCD.

I am more for a complete 5.1 system for HT and music (with Onkyo receiver). The midline receivers like the 706 include the Music Optimizer which improves the quality of compressed audio such as MP3. The digital 9555 does not have this. A friend who has a lot of MP3 scratch says the similar circuitry on his Yamaha receiver makes a significant improvement in the sound of MP3. The Onkyo's have a pretty fine amp for a receiver. I'd bet a six pack of San Miguel you couldn't hear any difference from that digital Integrated amp. Just some food for thought. However, it looks like you might already have a decision made. Good luck.

RR6

(for Pixelthis, is that the singer above they call Pink?)

[Turbota]

RR6 ... Thank's for the advice. There is a high-end audio store up in Manila that I am going to visit on my next trip up there in about 2 weeks. I am not going to make any decisions until then.

That's one hell of a pic of a couple of oversized camel spiders you have there.

I have always thought that if those camel spiders were the size of german shepards, they would in fact rule the world! ... There is no doubt in my mind!

Ron,

[pixelthis]

Ron, from a Vietnam vet, Grateful Thanks for your service flying your 60.

If you get a chance can you send somethying nice to Pixelthis (one of our mentally challenged members). Perhaps a carton of balut or maybe some nice chocolate coated camel spiders. Something for him to munch on while he is watching his new Vizio LCD.

I am more for a complete 5.1 system for HT and music (with Onkyo receiver). The midline receivers like the 706 include the Music Optimizer which improves the quality of compressed audio such as MP3. The digital 9555 does not have this. A friend who has a lot of MP3 scratch says the similar circuitry on his Yamaha receiver makes a significant improvement in the sound of MP3. The Onkyo's have a pretty fine amp for a receiver. I'd bet a six pack of San Miguel you couldn't hear any difference from that digital Integrated amp. Just some food for thought. However, it looks like you might already have a decision made. Good luck.

RR6

(for Pixelthis, is that the singer above they call Pink?)

Now all we need are pictures of the scorpions.
Nope, that is too conservative for pink.
AT YOUR REQUEST;

[pixelthis]

Ron, from a Vietnam vet, Grateful Thanks for your service flying your 60.

If you get a chance can you send somethying nice to Pixelthis (one of our mentally challenged members). Perhaps a carton of balut or maybe some nice chocolate coated camel spiders. Something for him to munch on while he is watching his new Vizio LCD.

I am more for a complete 5.1 system for HT and music (with Onkyo receiver). The midline receivers like the 706 include the Music Optimizer which improves the quality of compressed audio such as MP3. The digital 9555 does not have this. A friend who has a lot of MP3 scratch says the similar circuitry on his Yamaha receiver makes a significant improvement in the sound of MP3. The Onkyo's have a pretty fine amp for a receiver. I'd bet a six pack of San Miguel you couldn't hear any difference from that digital Integrated amp. Just some food for thought. However, it looks like you might already have a decision made. Good luck.

RR6

(for Pixelthis, is that the singer above they call Pink?)

I have heard of these "equalization" circuits, they sound like painting a twelve year old house trailer.
I have seen a lot upgrading their current "receiver", nothin wrong with that.
But what ever happened to an "upgrade" path?
Is a receiver playin crappy MP3'S over midline speakers what you aspire to?
I am currently on an "upgrade" path, and yes I GOT SIDE TRACKED.
But if I BUY A NEW RECEIVER THAT WOULD BE A STEP BACK.
So I will concentrate on getting a prepro, my current receiver will be the amp until I can get one of those.
I had decided to put this off, but with the purchase of his amp,
Rich is father along towards a serious HT than me.
This slap in the face by the b##ch of reality has spurred me on.
I am back on the upgrade path.
Or an old age spent eating alpo while I watch the "motel" sign outta the window.
Wonder what time the title loan place opens....