Dan, what is your budget and acquisition plan on this deal (i.e. are you buying everything at once or what)?
Lots of people here find it amusing to build systems using other people's money.
Likewise, remember the Axiom factory outlet; it is virtually impossible to find the alleged cosmetic flaw, and you save 10%.
If I were you...
M22/VP100/QS8 from factory outlet = $1062
Hsu STF-2 = $399
HK 235 = $298
Total $1759 plus some shipping from HK and Hsu
Plus some cables, perhaps stands.
You'd never have to replace any of that stuff; it would play well in a pretty large room for a long time.
