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Newbie - Point me in the right direction?
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<blockquote data-quote="alanB" data-source="post: 26688" data-attributes="member: 431"><p>Cant speak for the others but to me its simply because for the same budget a stereo system will almost always sound better.</p><p></p><p>In a stereo system all you need is:</p><p>1) An amp</p><p>2) A CD or DVD player</p><p>3) 2 speakers</p><p></p><p>In an AV system you need a lot more components so their individual quality (all things being equal) must be less because you cant spend as much on each item.</p><p></p><p>There are other reasons as well - surround sound processors basically degrade the sound quality IMO. The less processing of the original signal the better the sound quality. Also AV systems tend to try and emphasise the "gee whiz" factor which tends to make the sound harsh and unnatural and fatiguing , especially in cheaper systems.</p><p></p><p>Lastly all speakers interact with each other as well as the room when they are playing - sorting this out with two speakers is difficult enough, with 5 or 7 speakers its a lot more difficult!</p><p></p><p>So the bottom line is that to get good AV sound you need to spend a lot of money, and even then I firmly believe that the same money spent on a stereo set up will still yield better sound quality.</p><p></p><p>The only way for you to make up your mind personally though is pick a budget and go and listen to both types of systems at that budget and buy the one you like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alanB, post: 26688, member: 431"] Cant speak for the others but to me its simply because for the same budget a stereo system will almost always sound better. In a stereo system all you need is: 1) An amp 2) A CD or DVD player 3) 2 speakers In an AV system you need a lot more components so their individual quality (all things being equal) must be less because you cant spend as much on each item. There are other reasons as well - surround sound processors basically degrade the sound quality IMO. The less processing of the original signal the better the sound quality. Also AV systems tend to try and emphasise the "gee whiz" factor which tends to make the sound harsh and unnatural and fatiguing , especially in cheaper systems. Lastly all speakers interact with each other as well as the room when they are playing - sorting this out with two speakers is difficult enough, with 5 or 7 speakers its a lot more difficult! So the bottom line is that to get good AV sound you need to spend a lot of money, and even then I firmly believe that the same money spent on a stereo set up will still yield better sound quality. The only way for you to make up your mind personally though is pick a budget and go and listen to both types of systems at that budget and buy the one you like. [/QUOTE]
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