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I don't see why some AC members get so defensive about 2 channel. This is not an either/or decision, I advocate when you go immersive you get both. Now you can enjoy that Sweet Cherry Sound in YOUR home theater system. The 5-CHerry is capable of powering even large home theater systems with ease as well as giving you pristine two channel playback performance!
My 1971 Dynaco amp manual comntained a statement I'll paraphrase thusly: Listening position is more critical with mutiple speakers/channels. True then, true now, and gets truer the more speakers/channels you add.While multichannel can improve spacial realism- for the one listener in the exact right spot- that effect falls apart fast as you get even a little distant from the 'sweet spot'. My old Allison speaks threw a stereo image that held up pretty well anywhere in the room.I guess I wouldn't want to devote an entire room and a pile of money to a system I can only experience fully by myself. I have headphones for that listening at probably <1% of the cost. BTW, good true binaural through 'phones surpasses any multichannel speaker setup I've heard. Problem is, true binaural recordings are very rare. For music, I'd rather divide my speaker budget by 2 than by 7 and choose better speakers and a layout that allows some social listening. As with all things audio, you pays your money and you makes your choice. Clearly for a vendor, selling you 5-7 channels of amplification and speakers (rather thahn two) is better for them- but is it better for you.
In reality, it is an either/or thing. Most people have a budget. Unless you are playing with near unlimited funds, you have to prioritize. This example demonstrated will likely sound great, but it comes at a significant price. I am sure this system could also do well with 2-channel. However, everything is being pumped through 3000 dollar mains. If you are a speakers first thinker, there is great room for improvement. Significant money has to go into all of the other speakers, amplification, and processing needed to obtain all of the extra channels. I am not going to lay out all of the math, so I am ball-parking this system costs around 30-40K even without the Projector. You could build a great 2-channel system for 40K that could include top of the line Cherry amplifiers and speakers that would dominate this multi channel system for 2-channel without question. If multi-channel is your priority of course, this system likely kills it.
There was this radio show back in the 80s/90s called "for headphones only". They played tracks that were either made to be heard on headphones or just sounded great on headphones "by accident". Shame it was FM radio. Anyway, maybe there's something like that out there now....Regarding the listening position, what do you think of movie theater sound? (based on your recent experience in actual theaters)
Multi-channel?? I haven't used a "multi-channel" system in about 4 years. This will be a demo of "immersive" audio which is a completely different animal. IMO if you take $5K+ you can build a better system for "music" going immersive than you can with just two speakers. The concept that budget is a limiting factor is true, if you only have two speakers. There is an entire thread devoted to immersive vs two channel, I don't mean to debate that in this thread. Before you can conclude for yourself you need to experience immersive audio, preferably in the Auro 3D format. The processor used in the demo is Storm Audio at $16K. You can get an Auro 3D capable processor starting at $2k, about the same price as a decent 2 channel pre-amp. If you haven't "experienced" immersive audio yet I can think of no better way to start than to check out the DAC demo at Axpona. If you want to discuss immersive in general as opposed to the demo at Axpona please post in the "Immersive is Just Better" thread and I'll respond. Thanks
