film or music

the visual medium is more intense than that of sound.

I'll say! Especially when Eva Mendez or Natalie Portman are in the picture.

Ever see that shampoo commercial in which the woman sounds like she's having sex in the shower? Ever just hear it from the next room? You probably wouldn't let the kids watch what you thought was being shown if you didn't know it was a commercial for shampoo.

Ever watch a horror film with the sound turned off? Doesn't work very well.

You can't have a good film without excellent sound...both effects and music...regardless of the genre.

Sound connects with me on a primordial level. Visuals connect with me on a more immediate level.

Neither on their own connects on an emotional level that equals what is possible when they are combined.

If you want to get scientific about it, one could argue that the sense of sight has four cranial nerves devoted to it, whereas the sense of hearing has only 1. While it's true that only one of the four craninal nerves devoted to vision actually transmits visual information to the occipital lobe of the brain, (the others innervate the small muscles of the eye) vision is arguably the most important sense. Does all this really matter? Not really becuase it all boils down to the emotional experience.

Music will always get my vote. I guess that's why I have a dedicated music system and no home theater.;)

First let me say that I also spend quite a bit on video. I have a large dvd library and a couple of years ago bought a home theatre receiver and 5.1 speakers. Looking to buy a 32 inch lcd t.v. as well. That said I am listening to music at a way higher proportion lately. Ever since buying an Aragon amp and recently the PS Audio p-300 power plant, listening is all I do. Zar