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Fear not Axiomos! You can always enjoy surround sound the old fashioned way. Live music... and the best part? The artists get to keep most of the proceeds.

Whip, as I commented in my previous reply, DPLII, etc., processing of 2-channel material can't "duplicate the total effect" of a multi-channel recording which places instruments discretely beside or behind the listener, and only gives you "part" of what you want. In my case, however, my listening is almost entirely classical(I've made numerous recommendations here in the "Stunning" thread and others)and the ambient surround effects pretty much fully satisfy me.

Very little classical music(the Berlioz Requiem is an exception)was composed with the intent to have some of the performers to the side or back of the listeners. I have no doubt that the Respighi performance that you attended made a spectacular effect, but that ain't the way Respighi wrote it. If you want a reasonably good performance of Pines, Fountains and Festivals(my favorite versions are Batiz and Muti)in SACD(ambience in the surround channels, not discrete performer placement)it's available here .

JohnK -
As Carson used to say, "I did not know that." I assumed it was always performed with ensembles in different parts of the theater. Interesting.

Oh, and thanks for the recommendation!

I am hopefull BR Audio/concert discs will keep showing up, I recently purchased Rush - Moving Pictures in BR and it is great but it was also a great recoding on CD to begin with, I think there might be a connection here........

After hemming and hawing fore awhile, I just ordered the multi-channel SACD of Wish You Were Here.

It's always been one of my favorites and though I'm at least as guilty as others in not sitting in one spot and listening to an album through, I'm going to make myself do it with this one!

'S'bout time.

"Mom! Mark's threatening to hog the couch!!!"

Well, that's better than the other way around.

We'll be interested in your review of the multichannel version. Seems to be tailor-made for it.