I've DVR'd roughly 30 Great Performances at the Met, including yesterdays Il Trovatore. I'm a big fan of bel canto opera. Currently watching a 2014 broadcast of La Cenerentola with Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez. It really doesn't get better than this unless one can go to the Met. The audio quality is better than the systems in the theater, no background hiss, better dynamics, etc. Soundstage is decent both left to right and surprisingly front to back. Much more fun than shoveling snow!