SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry

Kr4...theres ambience, such as used in the rear channels on Allison Krauss Live...and then there are distinct guitars, drums and other instruments coming directly from the rear or side channels...this is gimmicky and totally unatural to say the least... and definitly not ambience.

When I say hi rez surround is gimmicky, I mean 98% of what I have heard.
There are some recordings that seem made for ss, but in general, two speakers whith a more realistic soundstage is better than being in the center of the band ..so to speak.

I fully understand you, Ears, and I agree that such discs are annoying and unsatisfying. However, there are competent MCH discs. Perhaps my music preferences are different from yours but I find few gimmicky ones.

Kal

Ears...Favorable mention of the rear channel use on an Alison Krauss multichannel recording strikes me as strange. On the recording that I have, applause is loudly recorded only in the rear channels. This is a gimmick...not what you would hear from anywhere other than the first row, in which case the performance sonic perspective would be different. The transition from performance to applause is very abrupt and unnatural sounding. IMHO of course.

Thanks from everyone who's responded. I just brought home a 6-ch. Emm Labs rig and find it everything but gimmiky. Two channel's great until one does surround correctly. Of course I'm listening to some wonderful artists on the Chesky label, and other well recorded in great acoustic spaces in DSD. The 'drums in the rear' stuff I resevre for folks who want to sit down and be 'impressed' from one or two songs with sounds flying around the room. Not very satisfying for long enjoyable listening sessions. In that regard I agree with the soundstage arguement.

Anyone come up with the answer to DVD-A placement? Seems I can't get a straight answer!

Answered in first response. Of course, there's no accounting for what the "gimmicky" discs might require. ;-)

Kal