Thanks to all!

I am planning my speaker purchase in the next few months.

Thanks for the info on the VP100 - I haven't been to the AVS site - and I actually don't remember where I read about them.

I do like the idea of the subwoofers as speaker stands.

I have never owned a sub before -- will the speaker be OK sitting on top of a sub?
Any extra padding or something between the top of the sub and the bottom of the speaker needed?