In the past I was always under the impression that the quality of surrounds (and in turn the $ spent on surrounds)was not real important because of the nature of what is sent to the surrounds (ie sounds as opposed to full range music).

Surround speakers it seems are comparably priced or even higher than the cost of the M22's. I have a pair of M22's on the way now and plan to use my existing bookshelves (15 year old Polk's) as surrounds, at least for the time being. I would like to hear some opinions over what I will be missing by using these instead of speakers specifically designed for surround such as the QS4 or 8's. I know, the first response is try it and see, but I need to concentrate my $'s on updating my center channel first.