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I have read so many of Bob's post, and contributed, that I began to think of my journey from stereo to Home Theatre.
I wondered when I crossed over to the dark side?
I always considered myself a “stereo person,” a “music person”, and had a “home theatre add-on” but now that is no longer true. It’s an intergraded system. When I first got my my “music” room, in 1992, I used it for music 80% of the time and video 20%. That’s almost flipped.
I used the terms “multi-channel,” “home theatre” and even “digital” to mean video because those were the only functions that used more than two channels at the time.
Originally, I bought a house with a great room for listening. The surround system (a Shure 5300) was an add on and not a consideration. It added two rear speakers (no center) for Laser Disc and some TV.
I guess it was 1997: DVDs came out I did get a better surround processor (Proceed PAV), center channel. Knowing then Home theatre was here to stay I replaced my big ADS speakers and put in three in-wall rear channels. Again, all this extras, the two channel sound was paramount.
Of course, HD was a big push, but my TWO CHANNEL system actually pushed me into Home Theatre, and I didn’t realize it. My Thiel 7.2, a decade old, had seen their day. I had bought them with NO consideration to surround sound, they were the most musical. When I added that center channel, also by Thiel, it was close but not an exact match.
I decided on the Revels because they sounded best AND because I could get a matching center channel. This was my FIRST major decision to go “Home Theatre-ish.” The second, and perhaps biggest, although. I didn’t realize it at the time, was NOT to distort the sound by placing a 50 to 70 TV in the middle. So I went to a projection system, 110 inches, on the wall.
When I went Blu ray (with a new projector too) I got the piece de resistance: The Krell 707 3D. Wow, this is terrific. To my surprise, it was not only a great multi-channel player, but ta better 2 channel pre amp than my Levenson 32. So everything is now integrated.
And music on SACDs and Blu ray is now multi-channel too.
I love the picture and I love the sound. I watch movies, TV shows, Baseball games and have just so much fun. My music listening is down so much.
I wonder if it is a change in me, or, if I had this 20 years ago would I always have been this way?
I wondered when I crossed over to the dark side?
I always considered myself a “stereo person,” a “music person”, and had a “home theatre add-on” but now that is no longer true. It’s an intergraded system. When I first got my my “music” room, in 1992, I used it for music 80% of the time and video 20%. That’s almost flipped.
I used the terms “multi-channel,” “home theatre” and even “digital” to mean video because those were the only functions that used more than two channels at the time.
Originally, I bought a house with a great room for listening. The surround system (a Shure 5300) was an add on and not a consideration. It added two rear speakers (no center) for Laser Disc and some TV.
I guess it was 1997: DVDs came out I did get a better surround processor (Proceed PAV), center channel. Knowing then Home theatre was here to stay I replaced my big ADS speakers and put in three in-wall rear channels. Again, all this extras, the two channel sound was paramount.
Of course, HD was a big push, but my TWO CHANNEL system actually pushed me into Home Theatre, and I didn’t realize it. My Thiel 7.2, a decade old, had seen their day. I had bought them with NO consideration to surround sound, they were the most musical. When I added that center channel, also by Thiel, it was close but not an exact match.
I decided on the Revels because they sounded best AND because I could get a matching center channel. This was my FIRST major decision to go “Home Theatre-ish.” The second, and perhaps biggest, although. I didn’t realize it at the time, was NOT to distort the sound by placing a 50 to 70 TV in the middle. So I went to a projection system, 110 inches, on the wall.
When I went Blu ray (with a new projector too) I got the piece de resistance: The Krell 707 3D. Wow, this is terrific. To my surprise, it was not only a great multi-channel player, but ta better 2 channel pre amp than my Levenson 32. So everything is now integrated.
And music on SACDs and Blu ray is now multi-channel too.
I love the picture and I love the sound. I watch movies, TV shows, Baseball games and have just so much fun. My music listening is down so much.
I wonder if it is a change in me, or, if I had this 20 years ago would I always have been this way?
