Been there...I used to do HT, then switched back to two-channel and find it's fine for movies and so much better for music. I even tried using three channels (left, center and right) but found the soundstage was better with just two.
I recently replaced my DVD, laserdisc, Rotel CD player and Phillips CD changer with a Pioneer universal player and find it's fine...not the equal of the Rotel, but it's better than having four boxes, four AC cables and four sets of interconnects. Plus, I've found sound quality has improved overall, probably due to less interference from all those cables intermingling. That alone makes the Pioneer's slight edginess easier to swallow.
I don't think I've seen more than one or two Adcom components reviewed by a major magazine in the past two years, maybe more. More people should post reviews of their Adcom gear...we hear way too little about this brand, which seems to have been eclipsed by NAD, Rotel and Parasound.
I recently replaced my DVD, laserdisc, Rotel CD player and Phillips CD changer with a Pioneer universal player and find it's fine...not the equal of the Rotel, but it's better than having four boxes, four AC cables and four sets of interconnects. Plus, I've found sound quality has improved overall, probably due to less interference from all those cables intermingling. That alone makes the Pioneer's slight edginess easier to swallow.
I don't think I've seen more than one or two Adcom components reviewed by a major magazine in the past two years, maybe more. More people should post reviews of their Adcom gear...we hear way too little about this brand, which seems to have been eclipsed by NAD, Rotel and Parasound.