Pick your poison...2-channel or multi?


This post is just to get a general ideas among audiophiles and audio enthusiasts; to see who really likes what. Here's the catch!

If you were restricted to a budget of $10,000, and wanted to assemble a system, from start to finish, which format would you choose, 2 channel or mulichannel?

I'll go first and say multichannel. I've has to opportunity to hear a multichannel setup done right and can't see myself going back to 2-channel. I'm even taking my system posting down and will repost it as a multichannel system.

So...pick your poison! Which one will it be, 2-channel or multichannel.
cdwallace
"Does any one else have any pleasent multichannel experiences?"

I got a whole bunch of them and more every day.
See www.stereophile.com/musicintheround

Kal
Care to indulge us with some of your memorable systems and experiences?

Tell us about you own personal system?
I will not indulge you with my experiences since I have written about them in the column and those about which I have not yet written I will eventually. As for my system, it changes slowly and regularly. Currently, I have two systems:
System 1:
Paradigm Studio/60v3 (three for L,C,R)
Paradigm Studio/20v2 (two for surround)
Paragigm Servo15 with Velodyne SMS-1 EQ
Meridian 861 pre/pro
Bryston 9BST amp
Sony XA-777ES SACD player
Siim Moon Orbiter Universal player
Fujitsu P50 PDP

System 2:
B&W N802D (three for L,C,R)
B&W N804S (two for surround)
JL Fathom 113 Sub
BelCanto Pre6 MCH preamp
BelCanto REF1000 amps (x3)
Classe C3200 3channel amp
BelCanto S300 amp (stereo for surround)
Sony XA9000ES SACD player
BelCanto PL-1A Universal player
AudioVox 5.6" LCD display (for menus only)

But the really interesting stuff

Kal
I will not indulge you with my experiences since I have written about them in the column and those about which I have not yet written I will eventually. As for my system, it changes slowly and regularly. Currently, I have two systems:
System 1:
Paradigm Studio/60v3 (three for L,C,R)
Paradigm Studio/20v2 (two for surround)
Paragigm Servo15 with Velodyne SMS-1 EQ
Meridian 861 pre/pro
Bryston 9BST amp
Sony XA-777ES SACD player
Siim Moon Orbiter Universal player
Fujitsu P50 PDP

System 2:
B&W N802D (three for L,C,R)
B&W N804S (two for surround)
JL Fathom 113 Sub
BelCanto Pre6 MCH preamp
BelCanto REF1000 amps (x3)
Classe C3200 3channel amp
BelCanto S300 amp (stereo for surround)
Sony XA9000ES SACD player
BelCanto PL-1A Universal player
AudioVox 5.6" LCD display (for menus only)

But the really interesting stuff are the recordings. ;-)

Kal
Well...looks like I got some sterophile reading to do then. Thanks for the post Kal!!!