I understand listening in surround if you mostly listen to (essentially) live recordings as JohnK does with classical.

But with just about every other genre, there is no "natural ambiance" to be redistributed to other channels. Often, musicians are recorded separately and placed in the mix in a somewhat artificial "stage position" by the pan control.

It can sound fine, but there's nothing "natural" about it to extract.

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::