Cant make a buying decision to save my life!!!!

[dezracer]

I am hoping some of you pros out there can help me with this before I go crazy thinking about it.

CURRENT EQUIPMENT.

-Adcom GFA555 amplifier (200 watt Into 8 ohm,325 into 4 ohm)
-Adcom GTP 400 Preamp
-Adcom GCD 575 CD player
-MB quart 280 speakers (2-way 8inch bookshelf 4ohm)
-Outlaw audio LFM-1 Subwoofer (325 watt 12 inch)
-Sony DVP S360 DVD player
-A plain ol Magvavox 27 inch TV

Decent equipment,good clean sound,but I want to enter the surround sound arena.(I know ....Im way late)Anyway..I cant do rear speakers because of room issues.SO...Im thinking center channel and program for "Phantom surround sound" which Ive heard can sound pretty good.(with the right equipment)

I would sell the Adcom amp and preamp and replace with a Denon AVR 2805,then purchase a MB Quart QLS 330 center speaker.If I can get $400 for my Adcoms I figure I will be into the new stuff for around $800.

OK...enough...heres the million dollar question. Will I be happy,or am I kind of going backwards?My Adcom stuff is 12 years old..has tecknology increased so much that a receiver with less power will sound better better than my separates?The only thing Im really gaining here is a center channel and sub-out jacks right?Movies might sound better with this setup but will Good,acurate,pure stereophonic music suffer?

Any and all thoughts,advice,etc, will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[markw]

Imnsho,...

... if you can't do therear speakers, don't bother with surround. IT will be kinda like having sex alone. Better than nothing, but will simply make you hungry for the real thing .

 

[Rob Babcock]

Your basic gear is pretty decent- I can't see much advantage to replacing it with a midline receiver if you can't do all 5 speakers. Maybe PLII would be okay with just the front 3, but I'm not sure it's worth buying new gear.

 

[Unregistered]

Keep your current gear, and get a pair of surround sound headphones.

 

[dezracer]

Thanks for the replies.I think I wiil stick with what I got and spend the bucks on a better TV.