LOL! I know exactly what you mean, Mojo. My first surround system utilized diffusing surround speakers. I later had occasion to switch to direct radiating speakers as surrounds, and I really didn't like it. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with diffusing surrounds or direct radiating surrounds. It often comes down to simply being accustomed to what you first heard.

Jack

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton