Tony,
Axiom also recommends generic wire for use with their speakers but not everyone follows that doctrine either. Recommendations are just that, recommendations, not be-all-end-all absolutes. I'm not the only one who has had good results in propping the QSx up with some little feet or puck blocks.
That being said, i do understand what you mean about the direct radiating vs dipole, etc. style of speaker.
I did a
review a long time ago of the M22s vs. the QS8s in these positions and we preferred the QS8s. However for music, it COULD be a different story depending on one's preference.
