I think if I could afford 704s I might have gone that route myself, Glad to hear you feel the QS8s are worth the money compared to the others. Stick around lots of others have mixed systems as well.

BTW, post pics of those not so bad boys

Jason
M80 v2
VP160 v3
QS8 v2
PB13 Ultra
Denon 3808
Samsung 85" Q70