Well, I am now thinking that since I won't have the optimun configuration for a 7.1 system, i'll probably go with the 5.1 M60, VP100, QS8, EP350 and buy some B&W in ceiling speakers for a 2 channel environmental sound. Have those in ceiling speakers on like all the time to provide conforting classical or soemthing and turn those off and the 5.1 on for when i want to listen to music and movies.

That config will probably be best because I usually always have music on and don't want to have the whole system on all the time just for the radio. That would end up needing two amps. Probably a Marantz sr5500 for the 5.1 and some cheapo amp from best buy to power the in ceilings.