Thanks for the thoughtful and useful replies, folks!

Is there any confirmation on whether Axiom has an upgrade policy, and if anything was near in the pipeline, would we hear about it here and in the newsletters?

It'll be a month or so until I have the cash to buy the speakers I want... so I'll wait that long at least. Darn economic realities.

Right now I'm running a pair of Wharfedale Modus 8's on a Denon 1603; if I got a pair of m60's or m80's, could someone try to put into words the difference I'd hear?

RD