Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - two Channel Music and Home theater Integrated or seperated?

CraigF · 04-30-2008, 01:34 AM

^ Glad you like it, lots of people do it that way. The stereo sound isn't compromised in the slightest, electronically speaking, though some audiophiles would have a fit with a large *untreated* flat surface "between" the front/stereo speakers...in HT we call such an abomination a large flat screen display. [I know some who cover it with absorbent material while listening to stereo music.] I can live with it, but to minimise the effect, I pretty much had to dedicate the room, it's not real friendly for getting around in at the front end...

IIRC, and it was ~7 years ago, the clincher came when it came time to get some decent subs. Good subs aren't cheap, and I decided at that point to stop duplicating stuff. Get one *musical* sub instead, one easily integrated to a music system, very flexible; they're typically more expensive compared to HT boomers. As you said, if $$$ (and space!) is not the slightest issue, there is no reason to combine systems.

Bottom line is the HT sound benefitted from the fronts being a decent (stand alone) music system, especially appreciated when the movie soundtrack has music I really like.

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CraigF Member Location: Toronto area, Canada Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 06:39 PM Local Date: 09-07-2008 Posts: 1,840	Re: two Channel Music and Home theater Integrated or seperated? ^ Glad you like it, lots of people do it that way. The stereo sound isn't compromised in the slightest, electronically speaking, though some audiophiles would have a fit with a large untreated flat surface "between" the front/stereo speakers...in HT we call such an abomination a large flat screen display. [I know some who cover it with absorbent material while listening to stereo music.] I can live with it, but to minimise the effect, I pretty much had to dedicate the room, it's not real friendly for getting around in at the front end... IIRC, and it was ~7 years ago, the clincher came when it came time to get some decent subs. Good subs aren't cheap, and I decided at that point to stop duplicating stuff. Get one musical sub instead, one easily integrated to a music system, very flexible; they're typically more expensive compared to HT boomers. As you said, if $$$ (and space!) is not the slightest issue, there is no reason to combine systems. Bottom line is the HT sound benefitted from the fronts being a decent (stand alone) music system, especially appreciated when the movie soundtrack has music I really like.