Just read PauL Messenger in Stereophiles industry update:

"However there's little sign of HT taking over - only one HT component speaker package is sold for every eight or so so two- channel pairs ....... surround -sound speaker packages have fallen by much more than sales of two channel component speakers... "

I doubt HT is the future in Europe - six speakers in all those small houses and small rooms - its's not practical. Wrong way Hifi News.

Carl