>>The quadpole design bounces sound all over the place to get that ambient effect.

I have heard both views -- one view is the "bouncing at all angles" explanation, the other is that the QS work so well because the tweeters bounce and the woofers don't bounce much. Of course I never think to ask when I'm actually at Axiom, no that would be smart...

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