The finest reproduction I have ever experienced of that recording was at Phillips Crest National Studios in Hollywood--one of the largest producers of SACD's world wide. They had an amazing, enormous custom room built in with all the acoustic goodies one could want, including a door bigger and heavier than most bank vaults. The system was 5.1 of Eggleston Andras w/ sub, Halcro DM68 mono's on all and Mietner digital from end.
Never before or since have I heard SACD replayed the way it was obviously intended --near perfection. Literally, you could hear and feel helicopters flying overhead, voice and sound coming from specific points all around you and on the track Time, and almost shocking realism with the bells, bass and chimes all separated and in their own space. Then they played Gabriel's UP SACD and I almost fell off the chair, hearing information and scale literally missing from any other system I have heard that using SACD--including some huge systems. I'd give a lot of props to their great room and the meticulous set up.
In terms of experiences with SACD on a 5.1--that stands alone. In terms of more modest home listening I think any system with good balance and near full range capability can do DSOTM a lot of justice. To hear the 5.1 the way Guthrie and the band intended, find a killer surround set up.