Thanks for the compliments guys - I've only gotten to a do a little bit of listening, but so far, I like what I'm hearing. Unfortunately, have to go to work to pay for the toys

Great speakers .. but pardon me for asking (maybe i'm just jealous) - songtowers for surround is a bit of an overkill, no?
Maybe, but the marginal cost of going from a pair of song surround II's to song towers isn't that much. It also helps with the "tump" factor

polarbare
polarbare, just curious as to what type of music is recommended? Is there a particular CD they recommend?
Mainly I hear about using Jennifer Warnes (or other selections with a repetive tight bass line), but I suspect my real problem is not knowing what to listen for (e.g. what it's supposed to sound like). So I'm kinda just winging it. I would love to hear someone's system that was set up correctly so I know what to listen for when tuning my own.
Congratulations on your small forest.
When you have time read this: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=78833.0 it's a speaker placement thread.
I was following that thread in the beginning, but then ran into the same problem - not sure exactly how they are supposed to sound (expectation vs. reality).