I have been hoping to read more about experience with DTS-Neural in SQ decoding but except for this older thread, I could not find much.
Last year I got an Axiim Q UHT WISA preamp, which has a Neural setting, and I have been listening to a variety of SQ albums. The surround is definitely impressive and “discrete” sounding but I do not have enough experience to know how it measures up.
I do have a “Surround Master” but comparing the two on an A/B basis is a bit challenging, especially since the Axiim has no analog inputs and the Surround Master no digital connections (even though, inside, all processing is digital).