Just brought home Dar Williams "Beauty of the Rain". Hadn't heard any new music on dvd-a for so long, thought I'd give it a try. Very nice. Sounds similar to Sarah MacLachlan, with the Hooters helping with production & back up. Allison Krauss, Bela Fleck & Chris Botti in the mix too. Surround sound is VERY dynamic - duets with Allison are almost call & response with Dar on the fronts, Allison on the rears. Often the bass & drum are on the rears, with guitars & keyboards on fronts. Dar's vocals are almost all firmly center. Not as dry as I'm making it sound - there's enough ambience to hold it all together. Very clean, open sound. Overall, I was very pleased with the disc. Give it a try!