That Rocketfish setup was one of the things I was looking at. It's certainly an option. It just sort of irritates me to have all higher end stuff and then have to rely on these built-in amps. When I'm not doing "critical" type listening, I do switch on one of the surround modes. I like to listen to it that way sometimes... not most of the time, but sometimes. It's sort of like steak sauce... sometimes you just want something add a little something to a hunk of meat.
I'm just not sure how the surrounds would fair in that setup. For a couple hundred bucks or so, I could have the crown pulled, run the wires, and have it put back up. Most of the money would be spent on the adapter anyway, so I mind as well spend a little more and do it the way it should be done.