I've been mulling over a very similar situation, and perhaps can give you some food for thought: I have a 61" Samsung DLP as well, albeit one that stands taller due to speakers along the bottom, and an Oppo. I currently have a Tech Craft stand whose shelves have limited adjustability and are angled for corner siting, so deep components (notably, Pioneer CLD-99) are problematic. I'm planning on the popular yet tall Denon 3808 to replace the 2-channel Sony I currently have, but height is an issue with the glass shelves if I want airflow, and if I yank one shelf placing a VP150 in there would be even more difficult. I like your design -- it's a bit taller than most I've seen. Mine is about 20" to the top/TV shelf.

The best for my potential situation I've found that's even halfway affordable is this one from audioadvisor.com. You don't get four shelves to stack three components vertically, but there should be plenty of room to put three side by side and maybe stack something on top of the Oppo. I'm sorely tempted by this unit myself, but clearing the Epic 80 + 3808 wrt WAF may be tough as it is and I don't know that I can spend.

I'm mulling over two alternatives:

1) Bring my TV/stand out from the wall a bit (I want it closer to the couch anyway, and it's in kind of an alcove. My unborn M80's would go roughly where the Bose beasts are in the photos. I could pull it out maybe 18" and stick a 4-5 shelf single-wide rack behind it, and place overflow components there, say stuff I won't use often like the VCR and the LD player. LOS for remotes to work could be a problem. I could tuck the rack on one side or the other, utilizing the angle on the rear of the stand, but that would be cluttered, destroy the symmetry of the current setup, and probably not pass WAF.

2) I realized recently that I don't give a rat's ...errrm, hindparts... about the TV's onboard speakers, and if using a horizontal center it's often a good idea to place it as close to the center of the display as possible. So, I could shift the TV waaaay back on the existing stand and squeeze the VP150 on the top shelf. Blocking the onboard speakers isn't a problem, but blocking the sensor for the remote might be. I might also need to raise the TV itself up an inch or two for the display to clear the speaker chassis, and the VP150 might be a bit precarious. One idea I've had would be to get something like a 2'x2' square of thick tempered glass and slide it under the TV, projecting out the front a bit to make a shelf for the VP150 to comfortably sit on. This would overhang the components below a bit, but I could site the DVD player such that the drawer was offset from it.

Or ... I could just get one or two 18-20" stands (eg. Lovan Jazz) and have the VP150 sit on it/them in front of the TV stand. This would somewhat impede the shelves but careful placement could allow DVD drawer access and remote LOS.

I plan to try out a vertical M22 or even M2 as a center too. If that works out, placement in front of the TV stand would be less obtrusive. I really want to avoid placing a horizontal center on top of the display. With a kid coming I don't like the gravity/safety aspect, and I might have boundary/reflection issues with the wall/ceiling right there.