Wow - this thread is still going? If I had gone thru the trials and tribulations of the OP, it woulda been enough to put me off HT all together!!

Have to say I love my Axiom speakers, but I think SVS and HSU have them beat in the subwoofer dept....

Hope this gets resolved. Good luck.

SC-05, HLT6189, Oppo BDP-93, Blue Circle Audio FX2
Axiom M2v3's, QS8v3's