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Any surround better than none at all?

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to these boards, so please be gentle!

Background: I have just recently purchased:

Rotel DSP-1066 and RMB-1075 with a pair of Aeon's (have an 'i' after them, would be interested if any of you know what that means), and a depth sub. This is far superior to any gear I have ever had the pleasure of owning, so I'm pretty exited about it.

My question is this:

My main goal is music, i'm a 2ch junkie, but feel the need to finish it for the full movie effect. My old system (total garbage) did have a cerwin vega center and bose rear bookshelfs (please don't laugh). As the parts above were more than I ever expected my wife to allow me to get, I am unable to purchase new rears or center at this time.

Should I even bother hooking them up for movie use or will it demolish any gains by having the ML's by using trash for a center and rear?

Watched our first movie on it last weekend and I was a bit dissapointed by having no surround, but the quality of the system was well beyond any expectations.

I guess I could just hook it up and try it, but wondered what your opinions would be before I start pulling cable.
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albertporter
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I think almost any surround is better than nothing. I am definitely a dedicated two channel guy, but I would prefer Radio Shack for sides (rear) than nothing at all.

Movies are for fun. One of the few times the entire family sits together to listen. My mother in law will even venture over if she knows we rented DVD's for the weekend.

As already stated, enjoy your movies. It might even help gain more acceptance for your two channel.
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