I am guessing you have contacted Amie about the 2 members listed(Duncan BC - M80s, VP150s(2), M40s, QS8s Axiom cables - (ask Amie), Richmond, BC - M22, VP100 (1madman1)) that have Axiom centers. I do remember a few people having posted about hearing Athenas and then Axioms and the response was in favor of the Axioms.
As the others have already asked I won't restate the calibration question, I will just add you can always run the center channel louder than the others to boost the dialogue. Just go into the speaker setup section in the receiver and add a couple of db to the center channel, this should help. I run my center 2 db higher than the mains.
