brandon11983

There is 1 time and 1 place in which surround is acceptable. Movies. The end.

A true audiophile has no interest in surround. A true audiophile wants open and spacious music with a huge soundstage that puts you front and center. Sound from behind and to the side of the listener detracts from the source material. One begins to focus more on what sounds are coming from where and less on the music itself. The "surrounding" sounds must be out of phase with the stereo channels and probably employ extensive (and expensive) processing to truthfully recreate the music.

To me (an audiophile in training), the flawless reproduction of music is an endless task. The soundstage can never be big enough, the vocals can never be crisp enough, transients can never be seamless enough, the bass can never be tight enough.... the list goes on.

I am, however,limited by my budget in my quest for the absolute fidelity. I devote the vast majority of my money to audio components.

I hope this helps....

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