There were never going to be lps in sq. These will be same quad mixes we received on hi 8 years ago for the DTS releases. We used the fronts to create a center if we had to for DTS cds, but it is not needed, turn it off, it screws up the soundfield. They used the same material to create the sacds. The quad tapes Bob got out are the best there is. I have the original hi8s direct from the master. I still like the reels. These guys are not remixing all these albums for this set.
The original SACD's had stickers on them boasting 5.1 mixes, when they were really the same 4.0 mixes made for the never-released SQ LP's. If the mixes on the new box set are the same as the SACD's, I can't justify spending the money. If, however, they're new mixes actually in 5.1, I might consider it. Someone's gonna post their findings here before I shell out the bucks.