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>>I got the impression that the $500 price was an accident...

In Calgary Soundsaround has a yearly liquidation sale. They had the RX-V659 for $500. I opted for the extra $50 for 5 year warranty, the total for my RX-V659 was like $590 or something including a 5 year warranty and taxes.

If you can find it for $570 you are in good shape. I doubt it includes the iPod dock.

They even had the RX-V2600 for $989...My wife wouldn't let me spend $500 more...damn it would have been nice.

-Hutz

Hey Jared,
Ya, I realized that I screwed up thinking that it was going to be 10% off the reduced price instead of the 10% of the difference extra. That would be sweet. Anyways, I have proved that Futureshop will pricematch BestBuy and still offer 10% of the difference extra. BestBuy had a Thanksgiving sale on the HTR-5960 for $559.99, and Futureshop had it on for $599.99. I got it for $554.99, so I even got an extra $1 above their promised 10% of the difference . I found out online that the HTR-5960 is practically identical to the RX-V659, except that it doesn't have Zone 2 capabilities. The faceplate is also a little different, but looks don't mean all that much for a receiver.

So I have the receiver now, I'm planning on ordering the speakers today, as well as the cable from monoprice.com. I'm still pondering what to use for a center channel. It seems that quite a few people suggest using an M22 for the center, but since it is ported I'm worried that it will not be quite as accurate as the sealed VP speakers. Another concern I'm having about using an M22 for the center is placement. I'd rather have the center on it's side, and if I do that with the M22 the tweeter isn't centered, so the sound may be a little off axis. I'm probably going with a VP100, but I'm just doing a little last minute research before I call in my order.

Jason, if you must have the center speaker positioned horizontally you'd lose the benefit of having an M2 or M22(or for that matter a vertically positioned VP100) providing smoother and wider horizontal dispersion. If horizontal is a firm requirement, go with the VP100.

Hey John,
I'm glad your opinion backs up my thinking since I just placed the order a few hours ago . Here's what I went with:

Fronts: M22
Center: VP100
Surrounds: QS8
Subwoofer: EP350
Finish: High Gloss Cherry (Free )

And yes, in my current room with my restricted space, horizontal positioning is a must. When I move out, then I may be able to work it either way. Oh well. I'm happy with my decision since I heard the VP100 when I auditioned PaulM's setup and I was quite happy with it.

Thanks for everyone's help. I really appreciate it

Now begins the never-ending wait of 4 weeks... .

Jason
I'm glad the audition helped you with your decision about whether Axioms provided you the sound you were looking for and then what models to consider.

If you want a hand balancing the sound levels etc. or want to borrow my SPL, give me a shout. When done I'd love to hear the setup, especially the EP350.

Cheers - Paul