It's more than for movies, at least for me since I listen to music more than watching movies. Most people would have said the same thing about center channels, but in reality (or maybe just my opinion) you want all of your speakers to be closely matched and able to reproduce any frequency to truly duplicate reality.

Most people will not listen in 7 channel stereo mode for this reason alone. If what you say is true, the surrounds may just as well be cubes like Bose puts out. I've had them, and they suck.

Again, I'm thread jacking and being a little selfish, but just as I hoped that a center that could match the M80 would sound spectacular (and it more than did!) I know that surrounds that could reach lower would really complete the experience.

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