Mi Casa Studios, by any chance? If so, I'd be even more curious if you could answer to my original question about whether you were listening to 5.1 or 2-channel material when you demo'd LOGIC7. I'd really appreciate an answer. With all due respect to your professional experience and ability to "pick up on differences", I don't understand how the soundstaging could have been varied by LOGIC7 processing. When L7 is applied to a 5.1 soundtrack, the front channels are left untouched: 3 channels, 3 speakers; what's there to process? The only processing that occurs is the extraction of surround-back content, the difference being that L7 creates stereo rears rather than the more common mono surround-back channel extraction. Is that ONE difference what you were able to "spot instantly" and was it so "distracting" compared to EX/ES decoding or even the 950's CES back channel extraction? What, in your experience, was LOGIC7 doing to hinder "integration with the mains"? I ask because you obviously have a personal dislike of LOGIC7 but have yet to give any reasons why.

Soundhound, because I've read your posts and know your experience in the industry, I'm reluctant to dismiss your comments. However, had I read those same comments from anyone else, I'd conclude that they came from someone who'd never heard LOGIC7. Seriously, if someone told you that they didn't like to use the 950's CES mode because the additional processing made the vocals harder to hear and made the bass too bloaty, wouldn't those comments leave you wondering if they'd actually heard CES processing?

Best,
Sanjay