Rush in 5.1 surround

You use the rear channels to get a feeling of being in the space its played in, if you see Classical or even rock the music doesnt stop at your ear, it is all around you, and a good multi-channel mix can do a good job of filling your room with that feeling of being there....to a degree.

Shadorne, you should have a listen to Counterparts remastered. Actually if you like the band you should hear all the remasters. They have done a great job with them.

I just hope the songwriting has got better.

I cant wait for the the new album...Though I agree with Shadorne re past recordings. Ghost, do you have Replayx3 dvd. I think by far the best sounding yet...

Chadnliz, not sure what you're saying. And no offense, but I'm not sure that you've thought through your own statement either. The directionality (if that's a word) of sound is not a question of it "stopping at your ear", but rather a question of FROM where the sound seems to originate. Music performed on a stage (or conceived of as being performed upon a stage) comes from in front of the listener. While there is a smal amount of reflection within the concert hall (and usually even much more within your home listening room), there generally are not instruments being PLAYED from behind you. So unless you are talking about music specifically composed for surround sound (conceived of as instruments being played behind as well as in front of the listener), it simply makes no sense to redirect the soundstage to rear channels.