For all stereo Or SQ or QS EV4 or UHJ recordings all you need is a good stereo CartridgeOk, I didn't study very hard in school, but you are saying that normal 2 channel stereo recordings will go into the L and R inputs and come out in a fake surround sound. Any 4 channel original recording that is sourced will need the switch flipped over to the 4 channel setting and the SM will decode it and send out its own version of 4.0 or 5.1?
I am really interested in just taking all my stereo recordings (800 Lp's, cassettes, CD's) and getting a fake quad surround sound. Everything else would be SACD , DVD-Audio, discreet multi-channel recordings that I would run from a Universal Player into my preamp processor and be completely separated from the SM unit. So I would just need the standard unit? I don't have but 3 or 4 SQ recordings and I don't have a 4 channel cartridge which would also be needed right?
So the QQ version won't do anything with a Stereo recording?
There's always one person who never quite gets it.....thats been me my whole life, must have been bad DNA)..lol
Thanks for the extra help, I am close to ordering.
You only need a special cartridge for CD4 LPs
If you want to turn stereo into Stereo Surround (fake Quad)
Just switch the unit on to Involve 2 channels in and 4 or 5 out
I play all stereo through it Radio FM Digital LPs CDs Computer
Depending on the mix great to so so you will not be sorry
By the way I have the turntable on your avatar
Ron