True; however, according to what I've read from other disgruntled people trying to sell their speakers (especially Axioms) over the past couple of years, you probably will be even more disappointed to see what you can get for them on ebay.
As far as bookshelfs on stands vs towers - I prefer the aesthetics of bookshelfs/stands. Furthermore, I don't like having towers with a bunch of costly woofers that are barely used in a HT AVR setup because most of the lows (normally < 80 Hz ) are directed away from them & sent to the sub(s).
Each to his own...
TAM
