Greetings - new to forums
Having read WHF for a few years and coming from a hi-fi rather than AV aspect I'm very surprised that manufactures don't appear to cater for the 2 channel enthusiast by allowing an add-on to enable 5 channel surround - it always appears to be "either or" i.e. you by a good AV amp like the Onkyo but you know you are never going to get the same as a decent 2 channel amp. There used to be a Yamaha what was it Esp 800 or something but there doesn't seem to be much demand these days. I can understand the convenience of the one box (mammoth) AV amp but unless you spend plenty like the Arcam AVR 350 you're not getting close to a good hi-fi setup
Any thoughts ?
Thanks !
Having read WHF for a few years and coming from a hi-fi rather than AV aspect I'm very surprised that manufactures don't appear to cater for the 2 channel enthusiast by allowing an add-on to enable 5 channel surround - it always appears to be "either or" i.e. you by a good AV amp like the Onkyo but you know you are never going to get the same as a decent 2 channel amp. There used to be a Yamaha what was it Esp 800 or something but there doesn't seem to be much demand these days. I can understand the convenience of the one box (mammoth) AV amp but unless you spend plenty like the Arcam AVR 350 you're not getting close to a good hi-fi setup
Any thoughts ?
Thanks !