Ted
Keep it simple
Go back to basics
A pair of M DSP speakers with some M processer listened nearfield will restore hope.
Then go Trifield and relax/
Roger
Roger thanks but my 2 channel system (listened to 70% of the time) is a heavenly soundstage that I'll put up against anyone's anywhere. My SP Tech Revelations and Spectron Musician III Mark 2 monoblocks are incredible. They are going nowhere.

The 2 channel signal path IS quite simple and straight-forward. It's my hirez surround that i'm working through. thx
Ted
Edit: here's my setup:
http://www.audiocircle.com/systems/index.php?systemid=315