Todd - keep asking. That's part of the fun in Axiomville. Ringmir is correct; the center is for anchoring the voices to the middle. I have been away for a bit, so I am not conversant with your trip thus far. Are you planning to get the surrounds (QS4/QS8) sometime soon? You really owe it to yourself to do that for a full audio experience. I feel that the QS8s are the stars in my M60/VP100/QS8 set.

Based on the other info I've seen concerning your posts, I'm wondering if you have calibrated the speakers with an SPL meter. If not, you must do so. The human ear is terrible for balancing. The more I read about the issues you describe, the more it sounds like a calibration issue. We'll keep banging away until we get this solved for you.