EvilWolf:What does your Home Cinema System consist of, Prof?
Hi there - basically I have a Panasonic TH-42PX600 (only 720p, want 1080p, but looking at a projector now to fulfil that need!) and a Sony BDP-S550, sound system is an Onkyo 905 and basically the B&W 685 Theatre package, but with M1 rears due to limited space and an ASW610 sub. I may well have a switch around of the room at some point and look maybe to getting 684 fronts and move the 685s and M1s accordingly for a 7.1 setup. A projector is definitely the next purchase though so it'll be a lot of saving before I can achieve that and I reckon the projector may warrant a better Blu-Ray player so some demoing to be done - it'll be a while before I have money to consider upgrading the speakers!
Tarquinh:Apart from anything else, there's the fact that, if you don't like the effects filled, loud, shoot-em up type movies, then the benefits A/V diminish somewhat. The slow, thoughtful films tend to use the front three speakers far more than the effects ones, which at best are used to represent the buzz of conversation in a caf‚ if they are used at all. This greatly cuts back the advantages of A/V, since HiFi can represent more than adequately the front three speakers.
True, but for me, music is a also massive part of the film as well - done well through all the channels can be stunning - I remember being especially impressed with this on the
Kill Bill Blu-Rays - the sound on these is some of the best I've heard so far.
Tarquinh:There's also the matter of your tastes. I listen
to music 75% of the time, so any A/V system for me should be strongly
biased toward music. Most aren't.
Absolutely, and I'm not insisting everyone should have an AV system - some people are very happy with stereo for their movies and if it suits them, then it makes sense. I certainly wouldn't look down my nose at someone who does this unlike some people might at me for playing my music through an AV amp