I have been agonizing over this very decision for weeks now. I have the luxury (and torture) of a house under construction so I have time to wait. The torture of it is that I am trying to time it so that I don't have to stare at unopened speaker boxes while waiting on construction to finish.
At least I have made a decision on what to get (Epic60/500-7.1).
I also have to please the wife though and she told me that I could get the entire set-up but only if she picked the finish. Fair enough.