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RE: assumptions

Sounds like that wall is more structural than your thought. I really understand your situation. And, I'm certainly not implyng that my situation is superior. At a bit less than 14 feet wide, I can accomdate 1.6's easily, and in a pinch I could fit in 3.6's, but nothing bigger. The actual length is 20 feet but completely opens up to a 16 foot long kitchen for a total of 36 feet. And I only have to work in two speakers and no screen. But the room does have a few issues, the main one being the carpet covered concrete floor, which is the result of the room being behind the garage.

Surround, IMO, done right, will enhance rather than degrade the two channel experience. But even if it's turned off it shouldn't have a negative effect.

I have to strongly disagree that an artificially created simulation of an acoustic space compliments stereo recordings. Mind you I'm not talking about surround SACD's or DVD A's. I mean processors that simulate rear channel ambiance. First the renderings never sound natural to my ears, and secondly, each recording would need different amount of decay, reverb and rear channel volume to sound like the original recorded space and to avoid calling attention to it. There is no one size fits all setting. One would have to listen to every recording to be played, assess the best settings for that recording, log them and than be prepared to change the settings as each recording is played. Thats a lot of effort. All this assumes that the end result would be worth it, which to my ears, it is not.

Maggies, because you can never be too thin!

Mark

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