I have yet to hear DP2 or Circle surround. I can understand why people may or may not like Yamaha DSP modes. I found myself listening mainly to the Jazz venue, but not liking stadium. Heck, I don't like listening to a concert at a stadium so a re-creation was not my cup of tea. I will say...
All a matter of taste. I mean I like electrical instruments and distorted guitars etc. To be a true purist to the nth degree, you might just want to listen to live accoustical instruments with no micropohones.
Yamaha has had the front effects speakers since the first consumer DSP product the DSP-1 (just an add on processor) was brought out several years ago. I can't remember the gentlemen's name (I think it was Bill Sommerweck-not sure of spelling), but he was a big proponent of DPS modeling in...