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.
