David,
Since you already have a good arangement with Hsu, how about getting him to veneer some speakers to match the maple VTF3HOs that he displayed at CES? I am willing to be the first to place an order if you can keep prices low. Im sure Hsu's place of manufacture must have a ton of that veneer around. Since he doesnt charge much more for the wood looking finishes, it shouldnt be too expensive.
If you can pull it off, I am thinking about 2 VTF2HOs, 1 VTF3HO, 3 340s. While Im wishing, how about a beefy di-pole or a dedicated surround speaker that has more presence than the HTM200s??
No costs for my consulting fee