Yall are right, The surrounds don't get near the action the front stage does. I've never had a problem with over current other than once it shut down during a gun fight scene on the Matrix, everything was working hard during that scene and it was much louder than i normally have it, other than that i keep it pretty tame, the wife nor i like it really loud, however i do have to turn it up to hear what's being said at times, I blame that on room accoustics (hand clap test is painfull) and my 270 paradigm center. I'm currently building absorbers for my reflection points (ceiling included), and hopefully a big axiom 150 center, that should solve that problem.