I saw Kool & the Gang this past August, they kicked butt! I was blown away.

Some pretty good arguments here for "state-of-the-art" 5.1. The center channel has merit. I'd love to hear some of the RCA stuff that was mentioned. I'm not sold on the rears, even if they are just putting out ambient, or "room sounds." I think my living room is going to sound like my living room no matter how many speakers are in it. Plus, I'm a bit of a less is more type.

So, as 2 channel fan am I, "stuck in the past?" Maybe. There was a helluva lot of great music recorded in the past. My very modest collection of LPs and CDs barely scratches the surface. I think I'd rather spend my money on building my catalog of these mostly 2 channel recordings than on extra speakers and amps for a very limited number of high quality 5.1.

Plus, what could 5.1 possibly offer for Glenn Gould's Bach recordings?

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