Congatulations, Nat! While I wished you were able to get what you truly wanted, you might find yourself pleasantly surprised by your new Axioms.

My Axioms(M60's,VP150,QS8's)arrived last Friday and I have been listening to them non-stop since then. I don't find my Axioms to be bright at all. I have listened to them at rediculously loud volumes....enough to clip my receiver once,in fact; and never did I find them bright or fatiguing. Rather, they sound just as good as they do at normal listening levels.

DVD's are fantastic....the QS8's are amazingly good. I only hope you find yours as satisfying as I have found mine to be.

After you get them hooked up, give it a week of listening to CD's and DVD's and then let us know your thoughts.