Thanks for offering a reason why I like the DVD more than the CD. I've gotten to the point that I much prefer music in stereo versus a processed surround mode, or even 5.1 versions of DVD-Audio or SACD. IMO DVD-A and SACD is so dependent upon on the mixing that its a crap shoot when you buy one of those discs. I'm showing my age but I grew up on stereo and it just sounds "right" to me when listening to music. I sit in the sweet spot and in my mind locate all the musicians. Now movies are an entirely different matter. You would miss so much if you watched a movie in stereo or 2.1.

Getting back to overprocessed CDs...are there types of CDs (or specific labels) that don't compress/overprocess the music?