Re: Why Stereo Speakers are better than 5.1 for Music ?
What bleeds from on channel to the other, the digital signalor the analogue signal, prior to amplification or after?
The digital signal can't leak from one channel to another because it is a single bitstream with data that is flagged for the specific channels. If certain pieces of data are supposed to go to the left channel, then that's where they'll go.
Once converted to analogue, then
poorly designed circuitry can cause leakage from one channel to another. Again, this isn't a problem with modern electronics, hence why those numbers are rarely published any more (except for vinyl playback).
Can we try to be more specific, like I earlier asked?
Sure. What specifics did you want to know?
So a really expensive AVR can sound on par or better than a dedicated Stereo amp.
Keep in mind that manufacturers who specialize in stereo systems don't manufacture on the massive scale that AVR manufacturers do. So if you look at what goes into a stereo amp, those parts are available to AVR manufacturers at huge discounts because of the sheer quantities they buy.
For example: D&M Holdings (parent company of Denon, Marantz, McIntosh) can build the same amp channel at a fraction of the cost of, say, Cambridge Audio. So the level of quality you get for 2 channels of CA can buy you maybe 5 channels of Marantz or Denon. Economies of scale.
Smaller companies like CA also sell much fewer units, so they have to charge more per unit to stay in business. That's a big part of what you're paying for. By comparison, bigger companies like Onkyo can get away with very small profit margins per unit because they're business model is based on huge volume sales.
Keep that in mind when you compare similarly priced stereo amps vs AVRs. Think about how little it costs the AVR manufacturer for those same parts.
