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is it a waste using just one channel out of stereo

Is it a waste using just one single channel out of a stereo amp?
It is part of the home theater setup. I just feel one channel sound better than using both channel .Although the amp could be bridged into a mono amp, I still feel using one single channel (in stereo mode) sound better.
any input for that?
thx.
cip57
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rar1
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Clp57:

The point of the mono switch is that both channels (stereo) are played through the one channel (mono). So, if the music/dialog has sounds going through one channel and not the other (think of 70's progressive rock and stereo effects bouncing back and forth between your speakers), you are not going to hear what is going on in the channel that you choose not to connect. Is it a waste ... how do you fell about possibly not hearing a part of the music/dialog? That's up to you.

Regards, Rich
sogood51
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Your using the one channel for your center speaker, right?...nothing wrong with that. I have a three channel amp and I'm only using two of the channels at the moment.

Dave
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Dave:

From an amplification standpoint that's OK ... but if you have music that is for 3 channels (like the new Mercury Living Presence and RCA Living Stereo SACD classical releases) don't you lose whatever information is routed to that 3rd channel? Isn't this also why most SACD players will have output jacks for 2 channel, as well as surround sound applications? And granted, center channel only amplification makes this a moot discussion anyway.

Thanks, Rich
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