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What about mounting the QS on the ceiling and facing them downward? Is that an option?
I agree with JohnK's speakers priority also in your case, since you have the M22s, I would place the sub in 2nd place so you can get a full range stereo system. I only got the center first because we are always 3 or more watching a movie so I wanted a wider dispersion and also wanted to be able to raise the volume of dialog in some movies. I also build my HT one piece at the time. I bought the AVR on boxing day, the M80s in January, the VP150 in May, returned it, got the VP180 in July, my plan is now to try to get the surrounds by Xmas and a sub by the summer. It takes a long time but in the end it will be worth it, the same as for you so buy what you can afford now, start enjoying it and start thinking how you can implement the missing pieces. Even if it is not ideal, as JohnK said, there is always a solution.

Ditto. Bought the Receiver and M22s first. Waited three months and got my QS8 surrounds. Waited four more months and bought my Sub. I'm hoping to get the Centre for Christmas. If not I'll probably pick it up in February.

It might take me a year to get the full 5.1, but even starting with 2.0 I got what I wanted and it sounded ever so satisfying at each step along the way!

snazzed

Yep, that sounds like a good approach. My HT evolved the same way over ~5 years :

- stereo receiver, M2s
- stereo receiver, M2s + sub (less than a week after getting M2s)
- 7.1 receiver, M2s + sub + crappy old speakers as surrounds
- 7.1 receiver, M60s + sub + M2s as surrounds
- 7.1 receiver, M60s + sub + QS8s + M2s as center
- 7.1 reciever, M60s + sub + QS8s + VP100
- 7.1 receiver, M60s + sub + QS8s + VP180

Now I need to hook up the M2s as rear channels and figure out what to do with the VP100

Logical upgrade:
9.2 receiver, M60s + sub + QS8s + VP180 + VP100 as rear center + M2s as front highs + 2nd sub to even out the room bass response

Jerry, "either side of the rear sofa" was about what I was indicating by the term "back corners". Placing them at least, say, 4' wider than the couch on each side and up against the back wall should be feasible since you say that the room is 16' wide, and can work well.