Not a surround masterpiece here. Most of the program comes through the front and center channels but multi does sound better than stereo. Rear channels are used very sparingly and mostly are a diminished mirror of the fronts. Sonic quality is decent (as it should be for a 2003 release anyway) but this is no sonic jaw dropper. Nice easy listening background music for a dinner party with some up-tempo pieces to keep people from falling asleep in their soup.