What mode do you listen to CDs in?

When you listen to regular CDs on your home theater, do you put your receiver on "stereo" or do you use one of the surround modes like dolby pro logic for music or NEO 6?

[Vader]

I use the music mode of PL II with a highly localized center for Christian pop/contemporary; I love the sound of the vocals being tied to the center, and being enveloped by everything else. For orchestral stuff (I am a soundtrack junkie), I use DTS Neo 6, as it does not do any directing of sound (it leaves the 2-channel stuff intact), but adds some atmospheric ambiance. I know I'm gonna be lynched for saying this, but 2-channel direct just sounds kinda "flat" to me....

[azjimmy]

For "Redbook" CD's I listen to them in stereo, letting my AVR do the DAC work. I like PLII for television but not for music.
Jim

azjimmy wrote:

For "Redbook" CD's I listen to them in stereo, letting my AVR do the DAC work. I like PLII for television but not for music.
Jim

Jim,

What does the DAC work when you listen to CDs in PL II?

[John S]

In the past few months, I have become a big fan of Logic 7 for Red Book CDs on my HK AVR. Logic 7 is just a bit better than DPL II, imo. In both cases, I do turn the surrounds down a couple notches. I have not played with Neo 6 much.

[JCD]

If I'm going to listen to music only (i.e., not be moving around) stereo only.. if I'm going to be cooking, moving around, etc, I go to 5 channel stereo (or whatever it's called) just to get as much volume/authortity as possible.

JCD

[ae93gti]

Redbook CD for me equals pure direct on my amp, i.e. no processing whatsoever.

If we have a few people round or am elsewhere the house then 7 channel stereo for the same reasons as a previous poster mentioned.

[eddthompson]

straight stereo for me. I do use my dvd player, so i let it cross over the sound at 80hz to the sub, and set distances and channel levels, this realy helps with the imaging.

edd

[Ayreonaut]

I use PLIIx-Music for everything, including movies. I don't use a center channel, so stereo is preserved, and ambient information is steered to the four surrounds with no delay.

[JRace]

Direct only for me anytime I listen to music.

Everything else just sounds...weird!