hey gonk, not only do i love stereo i only am using an old adcom stereo power amp to run my 970, no fancy (and expensive) 7 channel amps for me! i dont understand how the emphasis on audio has changed from listening to music (which sounds much better in stereo) to listening to raindrops dripping behind your head when watching movies. however i am curious - just got my 970 for xmas, havent even hooked it up yet, but since i'm running stereo (i will use bypass) and just two speakers have you fooled around with VR (virtual reality) dolby when watching movies?