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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.
zonsolo

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zonsolo OP
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Thanks guys for all your help, very good posts and you were very gentle (thank you!).

I'll probably try to beg a friend to use his energy rears and center.

But lets say I get the wife to let me buy a center, then what would be a good economical center that would be in a similar class to the Aeons? Target price range of say, $700?
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