| Re: Listening to music on a HT system
I'm guessing the problem is his speakers. The Klipsch Cinema 8 package is going to be junk compared to nice Vienna Acoustics speakers.
I'd suggest you try to find (in-store or internet direct) speakers that sound good in two-channel to you and also fit your budget. Then look at what it would cost to include the center and surrounds that are from the same line. For some mains, there are no center and surrounds (and so you shouldn't choose them). For others, the center and surrounds aren't as good as the mains (but this might still be a good choice). And then the third category has a center and surrounds that are as good (relatively speaking, since there are design constraints placed on the center and surrounds that usually don't apply to the mains).
I do think you're going to have to increase your total budget if you want better sound. MSRP on the Cinema 8 system is $1200. For a 5.1 system to cost MSRP$1200, you're probably looking at mains ~$300 (guessing). Because the subwoofer is the most expensive of all the speakers. And they're just not going to sound as good as what you heard with the Vienna Acoustics.
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