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Music in 2ch vs 2+ch...
#205248 04/23/08 11:20 PM
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I am just curious if most people listen to their music in 2ch or do you ever just leave it on whatever surround mode you have on?

Hope this is not a stupid question, but I was just thinking about that the other day when screening a new CD and had not switched over to 2ch on the receiver.

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Laserjock #205249 04/23/08 11:22 PM
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Lots of us listen in surround, be it DTS:Neo6, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Logic7, etc. Lots of other people only listen in stereo. I tend to go back and forth.


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Laserjock #205251 04/23/08 11:59 PM
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I'm sure you'll get about a 50/50 split on the subject. For music, I prefer 2 channel direct (well, 2.1 really), mostly because I lose dynamic impact in multi-channel modes on my system. That's more important to me than the surround modes.





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I use Stereo mode on my Denon to preserve the crossover settings in the receiver. Direct modes run the mains as large.


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Laserjock #205263 04/24/08 01:56 AM
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Lase, assuming that I'm listening on a setup with surround speakers, I always use a mode such as DPLII, Neural Surround or Neo:6 to extract the natural ambience present to varying degrees in 2-channel material and send it to the surround speakers where it belongs. In the concert hall the majority of sound reaches us not as direct sound from the front but as reflected ambience from other directions. Hearing that from surround rather than front speakers makes the listening experience a little more realistic.


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I have been mostly in 2.1 since getting the M80s. I will sometimes go 6 channel stereo when I want the whole area filled front to back with sound.


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jakewash #205293 04/24/08 11:43 AM
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I used to listen with stereo or 7 channel stereo only until I calibrated everything. With my current crossover settings and levels, I now mostly listen to music in Dolby Pro Logic IIx. Setting the channel levels is key for these extended modes to sound good, imo.


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SRoode #205298 04/24/08 12:34 PM
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I listen to 2.1 stereo 95% of the time.


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JohnK #205358 04/24/08 06:16 PM
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I'm with Johnk. After listening to some good music swithcing back and forth between 2 channel and 5.1 I am a convert.

I was blown away by what happens to the sound stage when you add the surrounds.

Of course, I don't even own two speakers yet let alone 6 so... sigh


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Laserjock #205454 04/25/08 03:45 AM
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I use both 2.0 and 4.1 (cut out the center). In 4.1 I use various surround modes because which works best for me depends on the recording but most often Dolby Pro Logic ll sounds best.


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