If You Had To Choose Music or Movie?

[comeup]

I only have one six channel analog input that I'm now using for for my Blu-Ray player that I was using for my SACD/DVD Audio. I love the way loss-less movie sound formats sound such as Liner PCM, Dolby TrueHD ect. If you had to choose one or the other which would you pick (Great Movie Sound or Music)?

[Hdale85]

How often do you play SACD's and DVD-A?

[George Bellefontaine]

That's a hard choice. But I separated music from my HT several years ago and use separate components in another room for music listening.

[Jack Gilvey]

If I had to choose, I'd opt for lossless music. Hopefully one is at least somewhat engaged by what's on the screen when watching a movie (the sound is just a part of the experience), while there's no such distraction when listening to music.

[Ovation]

If I had to choose, I'd opt for lossless music. Hopefully one is at least somewhat engaged by what's on the screen when watching a movie (the sound is just a part of the experience), while there's no such distraction when listening to music.

+1

This is how my system is set up now.

[Kal Rubinson]

Why choose? Get a Zektor switch and enjoy both.

BTW, you know what my choice would be if I had to choose.

Kal

[rick c]

+1

This is how my system is set up now.

Same here as well.

[comeup]

How often do you play SACD's and DVD-A?

Movies 50%

Stereo 30%

Multi. 20%

[comeup]

Why choose? Get a Zektor switch and enjoy both.

BTW, you know what my choice would be if I had to choose.

Kal

No HDMI in my preamp

Kal,

how do I get both without buying another unit? Is Zektor a switcher for 6 channal inputs?

[Kal Rubinson]

No HDMI in my preamp

Kal,

how do I get both without buying another unit? Is Zektor a switcher for 6 channal inputs?

Yes and they make one that does analog and HDMI.

Kal

[comeup]

I have the Oppo hdmi switcher, I'll check out the Zektor and repost later.....thx

[Alloroc]

That's a hard choice. But I separated music from my HT several years ago and use separate components in another room for music listening.

Me too..... But if you pushed me.... Music...

[imbeaujp]

I spend more time listening movies than DVD-A if I had only one choice, I would opt for movies. Using a switch is an interesting option.

JP

[wkhanna]

Like many others here, my system is a ‘work in progress’, and asked to perform both 2ch music, multi-ch audio, and HT duties. As such, I have concentrated on 2ch audio redbook performance since it accounts for 80% of its use.

Some day, I hope to have a seperate system for 2ch and multi-ch audio, and one for HT. I will need a new home first, though :E

[Hdale85]

Well I believe in building your HT setup around multi channel audio as I believe it can benefit. I think its silly to have 2 different systems for HT/MCH Audio.

[wkhanna]

But the Music room must be MY room!

[Hdale85]

It's just you and your wife so who else's room would it be?

[PewterTA]

Mine!!!!

:lol:

The only real reason for me to separate music from HT is the fact that I can only afford 2 speakers, not 7.

[John Holmes]

Mine!!!!

:lol:

Classic! :rofl:

[PewterTA]

: , sad part is I think Bill would let me have it with all the cool stuff I'd bring to it.

Plus the fact that we'd combined the money for better equipment! :T

[John Holmes]

I like the idea of using the Zektor. No need to choose one or the other.

As for me, I like the thought of using one system for everything. Yes it is a compromise of sort..but that will be the case in any system install. Being able to enjoy all of my media/software at a central point, is very enjoyable for me.

I guess it just comes dowm to, what works for you. If having your music and movies in different systems works for ya...I say go for that too! I'm fortunate that, my ears get pleasure with both from the same system.

[rick c]

Do you guys know if the zektor is auto detech or do we still need to use a remote.If not who makes a switcher that would auto detech between say my universal dvda/sacd and the hd player for audio.

[Kal Rubinson]

Do you guys know if the zektor is auto detech or do we still need to use a remote.If not who makes a switcher that would auto detech between say my universal dvda/sacd and the hd player for audio.

None of the Zektors, afaik, are auto-detect. Of course, I prefer it that way as I usually have multiple sources active simultaneously so that I can switch among them. OTOH, the Zektors will learn the remote codes from other controls and, thereby, switch the audio in concert with the video or other commands.

Kal