Hi Islander, and welcome to the forum!
You might find that you won't get a huge response to the Totem comparison here. Not bcause we're all simplistically biased, but because I haven't read of many comparisons to Totems, and many DO post comparisons as they hear others. Totems certainly seem to be highly regarded from what I have read, however.
I can't speak for Totem's customer service, but you'll read many accounts of Axioms' excellent customer service.
Anyway, even though I couldn't help directly I wanted to say "welcome" and, as someone who has been around much longer than...ummm..."some others"...there have been many accounts and postings here from others who couldn't believe how unbiased the forum is!
Stick around a bit...even if you decide to not purchase Axioms. There's a really good, easy going group here.
Mostly.
