*MUSIC comes First, with stereo being my primary listening mode. Surround and movies are secondary...but not by much. The system is better for movies than any theater I've ever been to. The system was designed with a few primary goals in mind. I've listed these goals below in no particular order as they're all critical to me.

Audiophile Criteria:
*Full Range Main Speakers
*Very good Pace, Rhythm & Timing
*Zero Listener Fatigue
*As upgradable as possible wherever it makes sense
*Even, natural sound. Meaning, no parts of the sound or imaging are emphasized over others unless that's how the recording was mastered.
*The entire system had to be time and phase aligned. (Yes, it makes a big difference.) This is a much bigger deal to me the more I listen. Non-Time Aligned speaker systems have a leading edge to the highs that I find fatiguing and un-natural.
*Precise imaging without exaggeration or loss of micro or macro dynamics.

Cheers,
Michael