This is an oft heard discussion at our house. Personally, I do not like the 5.1
systems. Why, you might ask. You get surround sound, and are able to tell which
side of the room the person talking is on. Yes, and then I want to listen to
Pink Floyd's Dark side of the Moon at 11 ;-) and those tiny speakers just flat
suck the sound out of the room. Did you ever try to listen to the live version
of "Cities On FLame" on a set of those compromised boxes??
So I have a pair of 42" tall Infiniti speakers with a huge dynamic range. (Not
the besest speakers, but I do live on a budget)The subtle sounds of Led Zepplin
have never been so sweet. You can even hear Mick whisper. All music, except
things like Quadrophenia are recorded for 2 channel sound, so what good is 5
tiny widdle bitty speakers with a 1000 watt Yamaha amp?? (My neighbors love me
when the wife is out of town ;-) Someday I will ad a B channel set.
No, give me speakers for MUSIC. The TV sounds OK to me from the same speakers,
on those few occasions it's on.
Larry
OK, maybe I need a 5.1 for the movies my wife wants to watch and the Infinii's
for me ;-) The Yamaha can handle it.
On Jan 18, 2011, at 11:18 AM, bjshov8 at tx.rr.com wrote:
> I don't know anything about projectors but it seems that in a dark enough
> room they might provide an advantage. Our old projection TV was very
> difficult to see if there was any other light on in the room so that's why my
> wife decided it had to go. I don't know much about the 5.1 or 7.1 sound
> systems. If you can position all of the speakers in optimum locations and
> you don't mind running the wires then this is probably the way to go. Some
> wives are resistant to this so YMMV.
--
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy at upenn.edu
Senior IT Program Director
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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