Question on my HT DVD system in stereo, not surround sound.

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I am a 2 channel purist, and am happy enough with my DVD/Digital projection system hooked up to my 2 Martin Logan Monoliths. The sound is unreal, even if just coming from the front. My question is this- on many DVD menus, there is an option of a user selectable Dolby 2.0 or stereo audio mode, or 5.1 surround. On some other DVD's, there is not. On those that don't have a user selectable 2 channel audio mode, the sound is automatically 5.1 surround. As a 2 channel user in this case, am I getting ALL the audio information encoded on that DVD thru my stereo setup (does the DVD player do this automatically?), or are some audio cues/sounds missed/vanished entirely because I don't have a 5 or 6 speaker setup? This has always been confusing to myself, and many others that only use 2 channel HT.

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Topic - Question on my HT DVD system in stereo, not surround sound. - Andy Black 15:10:55 04/19/01 (4)

Re: Question on my HT DVD system in stereo, not surround sound. - Dantheman 23:10:24 05/02/01 (0)

You may not be getting ..... - John C. - Aussie 18:24:12 04/19/01 (2)

Coming from a former 2 channel purist.... - Dan g. 12:44:41 04/23/01 (1)

Re: Coming from a former 2 channel purist.... - chris 22:00:18 04/29/01 (0)

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