Originally Posted By: kcarlile
Sacrifice the sub. That can always come later. The Axiom surrounds are world beaters.

This does seem to match the majority of posts that I've seen here and on avsforums, which support the idea that the sub (if any) is the least important to match to the rest of the system, so

OPTION 2: M60 + VP100 + QS4 + Use OLD sub (Velodyne CT-100)

of the options you list would be the standout.

Note that if you go factory outlet, you can upgrade the center to a VP150 or the surrounds to QS8 with the savings.