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In Reply to: Re: HT 2.0 posted by David Aiken on March 19, 2007 at 14:36:59:
And my point is I would not understand how watching movies in 2 channnel regardless of the quality of that amp they are using for music and then piggyback that in watching movies (with whatever that audio track would be since most of those amps you cannot get a digital signal) would be better than using an AVR in dd 5.1 or DTS.There was an article in a recent publication about doing HT in just 2.0 if you have a high quality 2 CH amp you are using for music.
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My audio room is L-shaped which really isn't 'ideal' for anything but it does work well for music with an Audio Physic style setup and a bit of DIY acoustic treatment. The area the HT system is in is an area I rejected for the audio setup. It isn't ideal for HT, but it also wouldn't be ideal for audio and I doubt I could get as good a result with audio in that space as I do where I set the audio system up. At that stage, when my wife and I shifted into this house 5 years ago, there was no HT system. Just a TV in the corner of the area where the HT system now is. Basically I built the HT system around the location of the TV.I could integrate the 2 systems but it would cost money to do so. I could replace the receiver with a pre/pro with video functions, use my current 2 channel amp and speakers for the front L & R channels, and use the speakers from the HT system as the other 5 speakers in a 7.1 system. That would require a lot of moving things around in ways that I wouldn't like, and I really don't think I've got the space in either area for anything more than a 5.1 system. Trying to shift the HT system to the audio area wouldn't work well, it's really only large enough, given the awkwardness of the L-shape, for a good 2 channel setup. Trying to fit a 5.1 system there would be messy, and I don't want to move the 2 channel system to where the HT system is located.
While I know that I could integrate the systems, I really don't think I could get as good results with music as I currently am getting if I integrated the 2 systems in this house. All in all, I'd rather leave things the way they are.
Sometimes, after thinking things through, you end up reaching the conclusion that while something is possible it's better if you don't do it. Combining my audio and HT systems is one of those sorts of decision, at least in my current house. If I ever move again and end up with a suitable room to play with, I would reconsider things at that time because I think that there are advantages in maintaining only 1 system. In the meantime, I continue to maintain a house that looks like its being taken over by speakers.
Well David, in my case it is a 1 bedroom apartment. I have my 50 RPTV in the living room in between two systems: 1) Rogue tube amps with Sony XA777ES SACD/CD player and a Music Hall TT strictly for audio listening. 2) Denon AVR3803 and a Denon DVD1920 universal player for HT in 5.1.I have a number of speakers. The wiring behind the TV and systems looks like an octopus. I have everything plugged into power strips.
I still think that the Denon AVR3803 in 5.1 with my DVD player would outshine me just using my Rogue amps in 2 channel for watching movies.
"I still think that the Denon AVR3803 in 5.1 with my DVD player would outshine me just using my Rogue amps in 2 channel for watching movies. "I agree completely.
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