I would see no reason to ditch the existing amp - good amps can stick around for many years, even as other components change (it's one of the benefits of separates). I'd say keep the 9080 amp, and when you add speakers for 7.1 pick up a good two-channel amp for the mains (or a pair of Outlaw's M200's, which is what I did to supplement my five channel amp).
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