Welcome Chris, I think you will find the prices for the individual speakers vs the HT packages work out to the same price (once you place an order there is a 5% discount for 5 items = same as HT price). You can also save $$ by going through the factory outlet as well and if somehow you can pick up the speakers yourself as a few people do, you will get a further discount. I auditioned Klipsch recently, and like some, felt they were rather bright after 10-15 minutes although I liked the bass. Again...the individual speakers are no different than what is offered in the packages...I think Axiom just makes things easier to see by recommending various packages, $$ is the same.
