> Why are you not considering Axiom's QS4's or QS8's?

I am. I'll probably go for the qs4's sometime next year.

> my view would be that you should use the CS(S300)
> in bipolar mode for surrounds rather than the infinities

Thanks for the advice. My new Axioms showed up last night and I was using the CS surrounds (not S300) and they did sound pretty good.