I disagree with that Dogfonos. I use a set up consisting of a Yamaha RXV-371 Amp, Gale 4040 floor standers, Gale 4030 centre, Gale Bi-polar surrounds and a Gale Sub-5 woofer.
If I listen to music it switches to 2.1 and with the woofer pushing the bass it sounds great, as good as my Arcam amp...