@Millercarbon, don’t mean to burst your bubble but your advice is completely wrong and biased. Speaking from my experience, HT systems set up properly can and do sound superb in an audio friendly environment. Naturally as with all things audio the equipment and synergy matters. Going low budget on the processor/amp/source will disappoint I agree.
A high quality processor will and does equal comparable 2 channel only audio reproduction.
FWIW took me many years, dollars and education to get to my HT and audio nirvana but I got it. My HT is great with both worlds.
There is nothing like a concert DVD playing in 5.1 that puts you at the concert. In the 2ch world this is impossible. Modern HT is not your Daddys HT anymore it’s much more than that. It’s immersive.
I think you just might not have heard just how good it can be.
A high quality processor will and does equal comparable 2 channel only audio reproduction.
FWIW took me many years, dollars and education to get to my HT and audio nirvana but I got it. My HT is great with both worlds.
There is nothing like a concert DVD playing in 5.1 that puts you at the concert. In the 2ch world this is impossible. Modern HT is not your Daddys HT anymore it’s much more than that. It’s immersive.
I think you just might not have heard just how good it can be.