Am I turning into a 2-channel man???

[jackz4000]

I think each person has to prioritize just works best for him/her in their listening lifestyle. Myself, I may watch 1 movie per week, so MC is not a very big deal to me. Hate to say it but not many great movies have been made. Maybe....maybe there are 300 excellent movies which have been made. Mind you there is alot of junk out there, but why devote 2 hours of time to...watching junk movies.

Music? Myself I am more of a purist when it come to music. I work mainly at home so music (all kinds) is usually on 60 hours per week. Alot of the time I am doing stuff and don't have the time to orient myself in the "sweetspot". I may play the music loud and the house will shake and sometimes I'll play it low or in the middle. Whatever is my mood and just what I am doing.

For me MC for music is not a benefit. For someone else who is a music MC advocate, it would be, if they were always sitting in the "sweetspot". Personally, for music I think a well powered and tuned 2 ch stereo system is pretty hard for MC to beat, IMHO....for my applications.

[PeruvianSkies]

If you check out the photo gallery section you will see that I have now 2 dedicated listening spots...one for 2-channel audio and the other is still a 5.1 movie-only room. I am completely convinced that 2-channel is the way to go for pure music enjoyment. While I do still dabble in MC, it's really a novelty that has long worn off for me as I have been into MC music for over 5 years now, but with my dedicated 2-channel system I am really concentrating my energy, time, and money into making this system reproduce music the most faithfully.

Right now I am predominately playing with some HDCD's and SACD's on this 2-channel setup and I am really happy with the results. I am experiment with proper placement on the speakers in relation to the room and I am going to invest in room treatments next. I am also on the prowl for a pre-amp, most likely from Parasound. Although I am still thinking of some other ideas, they are: Classe, Plinius, and PS Audio at this point.

The Parasound Halo D3 is a real champ in this setup as well because I am able to configure the player for isolated pure audio, which is quite beneficial when playing SACD's in which this player uses the direct DSD bitstream. I also worked on some vibration control for this unit and the rack, which I have placed some extra support brackets into it and used some thicker bolts to keep it secure. The player rests upon high-grade dense foam, which I customized with some super absorbing foam board, which helps elevate the player and then the legs are sunk into the padding with some DIY rigging. I have found this to be very inexpensive, yet highly effective. I also have a 3lb weight on the player to keep it firm and the player spins like a merry-go-round.