Thanks, Zuki. Looks like you and I are at least on the same page in the confusion area. I'm sure MAC is correct in that I'm some kind of idiot still living (sonically) in the 70's with some kind of outdated notion of what 'stereo' is. The statements I made about my understanding of stereo weren't meant to be taken as technically accurate, just trying to convey my perspective of a situation which I wanted some clarification on. I was looking for an answer, not a snide analysis of my question. For those of you that took it in that spirit and responded accordingly, I thank you.

chas