Not Kal but... (  )
I will always prefer a good recording in 16/44.1 over a hi-res recording that was less well done.
I have quite a few SACDs from the Aliavox label (Jordi Savall's label) that I prefer in stereo over the version in 5.0. They're mostly older recordings (70s till 90s) that simply sound a bit artificial in surround. As Kal mentioned there are more examples of this.
SACD, DVD-A (I recently bought a new remaster that actually does sound good, a Moody Blues reissue, but new DVD-As are very rare) or Blu-ray audio: it depends on the recording!
Most of the best multichannel recordings of today are downloads.
I still own a universal disc player, also for my movies (mostly concert Blu-rays), but I see myself only downloading and streaming in the future.
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