Originally I thought that I could never accept Star Wars without Dolby Surround. However, the more I listen to this mix the more I warm to it. I can appreciate why Ben Burtt called it "the definitive mix of the film".
For a start it contains the missing tractor beam and blast doors lines, and the "blast it wedge" replacement, all of which helps complement the action. Also keeping in mind that when the Dolby mixes were mastered, it was new technology, and there seemed to ba tendency for overuse of the "gimmick factor". The sound of the Alderaan meteor storm, the additional echo in the Death Star chasm, and the over-synthesised voices in the final battle are losses that I don't really miss.