Hello everyone.

Currently, I have only a pair of speakers, operating in stereo, as I await the other pieces required for a 5.1 setup. I have and love my new 990 and have also a five-channel amplifier. Within a few months, I will also have, hopefully, my main speakers and my current speakers will be relegated to the rear. I planned on also buying a new center channel, until I got to thinking.

I have a Panny plasma, which has, actually, quite a good sound system built into it (with an HDMI connection, version 1, I assume, given it’s a couple of years old). I've been operating both my stereo speakers and my TV's speakers, simultaneously, for simulating surround sound and actually, it's very effective.

This got me to thinking: is it possible for me to use the TV's sound system as a dedicated center channel, via the 990?

Currently, I have my sat box, which has a DVI output, connected to the plasma with a DVI to HDMI cable. The sound output from the sat box is connected to the TV separately, with a pair of typical RCA interconnects. My current, cheapo DVD player is connected via Component, for video, and the same RCA interconnects for audio. I plan soon to replace the DVD player with a more sophisticated, higher quality unit and so everything is going to have to be reconfigured.

Nevertheless, once more, I ask: is it possible, somehow, to use my TV’s audio system as a center channel, in conjunction with the 990 and my four other speakers? Or, is this somehow a bad idea?

Any and all information, appreciated.

Thanks,

John