Hate to ask......

Hey, I love HT, too. My system does double duty with audio and HT. I enjoy a great movie as much as a great album any day.

I have a HT and the family enjoys it. As for me, there's about 18,000 other things I'd rather do than watch a movie or TV. Music & reading are on the top of my list. I don't hate HT, just have no use for it myself, a chacunes sons gouts...

Not so, I love HT. Movies and music both have equal playing time at my place !

I don't hate it, I just do not watch movies anymore (maybe three in the last ten years). I recently picked up the two CD set "Critic's Choice, Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes, of the 90's" so that I can listen to some of the music that I have missed.

I am also in the camp of those that think HT is great. I don't have quite the passion for it that I do for high-end audio, perhaps because I find serious music listening to be far more engaging that 95% of the movies I see. To me, comparing HT to audio is like my two favorite sports-related activities: Husky football, and scuba diving. Watching Husky football is an extroverted activity that is shared with others. Scuba diving, on the other hand, is an
introverted, very personal sport that one essentially enjoys alone (even if you are diving with a partner). I love both activities, and wouldn't want to give up either of them.