It's all about the sound, Right? Tell me,,, if it sounds proper to you, if it sounds like the performance is live in your room, if the sounds inspires you fills you with emotion, carries you away to a distant place, gives you that out of body experience... If it does that,,, does it matter if it's coming from one channel or 15 channels. Believe me,, take a trip over to some of these "2 channel" systems that some of these A'gon members have setup. Sit in the chair in front of the TWO speakers in a simple minimalist 2 ch set up with only a couple of watts and only a couple of components. Now go back to your modern big chain electronic store who carries all the latest greatest most up to date digital processing and 7 speakers and you ask to hear the VERY BEST they have to offer in MULTI CHANNEL SOUND and listen,,, than come back here and tell us all which sound most impressed you, which system was the better sounding musical ART FORM. Tell us all if you think 2 channel will ever die to the true music lover. You can come over to my place and have a listen to 2 speakers. I will turn the lights off to where it is pitch black and put on the music and send you off and ask you to find the speakers. I guarentee you that you will be walking into walls and not the speakers. If it sounds good does it matter how many speakers are needed to produce the good sound. It's all about the sound,,,, NOT THE EQUIPMENT and HOW MANY SPEAKERS OR CHANNELS it takes to fill a room full of beautiful music. It's the sound. A properly setup high quality 2 channel system is all that is needed to fill a room with the best sound you ever heard. It's all marketing to get the consumer to keep spending money. We put a man on the moon over 30yrs ago and we have had beautiful sounding music for just as long. If you ask me it has gotten worst. I'll stick with 2 speakers thank you,,, it just sounds right to me. I'm happy and I'm sure many other 2 channel system owners are also happy with their 2 speakers. It's all about the sound not the amount of speakers it takes to create that sound. Anyway I like my music in front of me the way it was originally created. When I go to a concert the players are on a stage in front of me,,, they aren't hiding in all different cornors of the concert hall. It's all marketing to get your money. Even when listening to a multi channel sound track from a DVD movie,,, where does the music come from,,,, it comes from your front speakers doesn't it???? A little food for thought... Listen for your self. 2 channel is FAR FAR from being dead and will never die as I see it... go listen to some of these 2 channel systems that these A'gon members own. It will Knock your socks off and make the hair stand up on your arms & neck, give you goose bumps. That sounds good enough for me,, I don't see why it shouldn't sound good enough to you. Do not be afraid to put your money into STEREO if you love music.
