If I have a good stereo recording that represents how an orchestra sounds, and if DPL II sounds sweeter, more pleasing to my ears).][/B][/QUOTE]

This is really a different issue than I was talking about, but I have listened to all types of music through DPL (NOT DPL II) , on my Fosgate Model III. It worked very well for me on all music but classical. It didn't remove anything really, but I had to turn off the center speaker and let the main left and right play unaltered because the servo steering to the center speaker played havoc with the imaging. The surround on my Fosgate DID have some pitch shifting thing going on to 'stereoize' the mono surround channel. It did sound pretty bad, especially for something like piano. Most other types of music played OK and I didn't notice the pitch shifting. I have not heard DPL II yet, and my unit is on it's way, so I get to see how it does soon. But anyway, if it sounds good to you, that is what counts no matter what anybody else likes!!