Best Surround Speakers

[junkeroos]

Can someone recommend better and cheaper surround speakers than the Snell SR30THX which costs $1800! What's nice about the Snells is that you can switch it to monopole so you can use it for SACD or DVD-Audio listening. What is your take or experience regarding the following surrounds?:

Snell SR30THX
http://www.heimkino.at/produkte/snell/snell_sr30.htm

Axiom QS8
http://www.axiomaudio.com/surroundsoundsystems.html

Mirage Omni FX or Omnisat
http://www.miragespeakers.com/omniFX.shtml
http://www.miragespeakers.com/omnistat.shtml

M&K Surround-55 MKII Tripole
http://www.mksound.com/surround-55mkII.html

Energy Veritas VR2.0Ri or Connoisseur C-R3
http://www.energy-speakers.com/verit...s_sub2-0r.html
http://www.energy-speakers.com/conno...ers1_c-r3.html

Von Schweikert TS-150
http://www.vonschweikert.com/ts150.html

Currently I am using B&W SCM8-THX which are great for home theater but would like to replace them with something more capable of multi-channel music too.
http://www.bwspeakers.com/downloadFi..._info_SCM8.pdf