Do you listen to audio on 2-ch or 5.1?

joeparaski · January 2006

So if you have a HT system, do you listen to straight audio (no t.v.) on 2 channels only, 2 channels plus a sub, or all 5.1/6.1/7.1???

janmike · January 2006

2 Channel with sub. for music - cpd only
5.1 for HT (movies & TV)

aaharvel · January 2006

analog audio (cdp)- dolby prologic IIx music
digital audio (dvd)- dolby prologic IIx movie/ DTS piggybacked by DPLIIx
sacd..

Ricardo · January 2006

2 Channel for CD's and XM radio; no sub.

7.1 for HT

fox · January 2006

For music, 2 channel sometimes with sub but other times without sub. Depends on my mood I guess.

danger boy · January 2006

2 channel for audio. unless it's a SACD or DVD-A then it's 5.1 with a sub

michael_w · January 2006

2 channel with a sub all the way... don't need fancy 5.1/6.1/7.1

Shizelbs · January 2006

2 channel.

dragon1952 · January 2006

2 channel, no sub

StopherJJ1980 · January 2006

Really depends on the source for me. As is the answer to most of my questions, whichever sounds better to your ears

disneyjoe7 · January 2006

2 channel no sub. 100% time with music, no video.

george daniel · January 2006

Two channel w/without sub

Gaara · January 2006

two channel no sub

cfrizz · January 2006

Sometimes 2ch w/sub. Sometimes 5.1.

pjdami · January 2006

2 channel no sub on two systems and subs on the other two systems. Never cared for the 5.1 music sound because it confuses the soundstage for me. I prefer the soundstage up front.

Tour2ma · January 2006

2 ch mostly sans sub, but depends on the mains in the line-up. A couple need a little bottom end help form the sub. A couple need a lot of help.

polkatese · January 2006

90% I am on 2 channel, no sub. 10% on 5.1 with sub. It's really mainly MC SACD for music, if I do, but since 90 percent of my collection is redbook, the default is 2 channel no sub.

adam2434 · January 2006

danger boy wrote:

2 channel for audio. unless it's a SACD or DVD-A then it's 5.1 with a sub

Same as above, except for 5 ch stereo when entertaining in my bar area, which is behind the main listening/HT area in my basement.

dudeinaroom · January 2006

2 ch 90% of the time, dts recording in 5.0/ no sub, sda's do just fine for bass. Live or theater dsp settings for listening in other places than the living room.

John K. · January 2006

Joe, modern technology gives us the ability to make good use of all our speakers, even with 2-channel source material, and we should take advantage of it. 2-channel sources contain(in varying degree)ambience which was originally recorded coming from the sides and back, not front(the majority of the sound in a hall doesn't reach us from the front)but is in the front two channels because there was no place else to put it. Processing such as DPLII and Logic 7 does a good job of extracting this ambience from the front and steering it to the surrounds where it belongs.

TroyD · January 2006

I've yet to listen to a convincing multi channel music setup.

BDT

Frank Z · January 2006

Both.

doggie750 · January 2006

CD....2ch.....rarely with a sub.
SACD/ DTS format......5.1/ 6.1
HT.....5.1/ 6/1

audiobliss · January 2006

Music is all straight, unadulterated two-channel stereo! And that's without a sub.

Skynut · January 2006

depends on why I am listening.
If I am just sitting in the sweet spot then 2 channel most of the time.
If I am working around the house it is usually all channel stereo.

shack · January 2006

2 channel for music and depending on the rig it may or may not have a sub. 5.1 for movies or "music videos" where it is obvious the the only sound from behind is ambient crowd noise. I don't use m-channel even for SACDs (DSOTM is the only exception). DPLII is good for older VHS tapes that did not have a surround mode ...and even that is marginal IMO. Unless they have been remastered older movies are played in their origial format. I don't like the various DSP modes available on most AVRs and never use them (except for DLPII as mentioned above).

Tour2ma · January 2006

shack wrote:

I don't use m-channel even for SACDs (DSOTM is the only exception).

I new there was a bit of a freak somewhere in there...

JohnK wrote:

Joe, modern technology gives us the ability to make good use of all our speakers, even with 2-channel source material, and we should take advantage of it.

I get plenty of "ambience" from just 2 ch's...

Sami · January 2006

2.1 for me with the HT rig. Don't care much for 5.1 with music.

Joey_V · January 2006

2 channel without sub.

Skynut · January 2006

Quadraphonic?
No one has mentioned Quadraphonic.
Is that totally gone now?

dudeinaroom · January 2006

John K. wrote:

Joe, modern technology gives us the ability to make good use of all our speakers, even with 2-channel source material, and we should take advantage of it. 2-channel sources contain(in varying degree)ambience which was originally recorded coming from the sides and back, not front(the majority of the sound in a hall doesn't reach us from the front)but is in the front two channels because there was no place else to put it. Processing such as DPLII and Logic 7 does a good job of extracting this ambience from the front and steering it to the surrounds where it belongs.

Try sda's, you don't need a center, rears, sides, tops, bottoms, or subs.
I think you get my point

Do you listen to audio on 2-ch or 5.1?

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