:wave:-Yep, that's me.-:wave: 2ch for non-film stuff, 6/7.1 for film... all in the same 13x15 room!
I will end up with a place to put together my mancave with all vintage equipment, and mid-century/60's retro furnishings and accoutrements with a CRT TV (would love a Sony 40" XBR) and 2ch for film sound.
Eh, I have both. I prefer my 2.2 for most movies. My 5.1 and 2.2 both do a good job, though I admit the 5.1 is a HTIB my girlfriend wanted. Even my 36xbr200 tv + a powered sub with 'tru-surround" stereo mode on is just as
enjoyable as the 5.1, without the sometimes annoying 'over zealous mixing' that occurs on some movies.
Ditto on the 40" CRT - I missed my chance to get one on craigslist - I do have a pair of trinitron 30hs420's 30" HDTV and 36xbr200 sdtv. I LOVE when people "upgrade" their hdtv crt's to lcd and I can pick up the crt's cheaply. I'd get more to stock up on if I had more storage room.
I don't disagree that a lot of discrete channels can be a good thing, but the mixing comes from humans and many of the tracks are just at least to me, overbearing. I like the subtle effects more.
I would love to do an ABX testing of what I like more, but the mixing on the 5.1 tracks are often a dead giveaway that I'm listening to 5.1.