I think you've got it Troy. That is the similar issue I had when building my system. I have to use in or on wall speakers due to room configuration, but trying to find on wall speakers that play solidly down to 80 Hz or below in a reasonable price range is what led me to purchase Axiom (and the excellent QS8's). I was trying to avoid sub localization as much as possible with this type of setup. I am a very happy camper with the results I got!

Cheers,

Dan
On-Wall M5HP LCR, QS8 & EP500 in 7.1