ZeN, I was quite impressed with the Monitor 9s that Peter (pmbuko) owned. When we listened to them in contrast to the Monitor 7s, they were superior. However, I was blown away by his new M22s. They outshone the Monitor 9s by a long way. I think you'll like the Axioms.
I also second Sushi's suggestion to go to higher end stores. Listen to some Magnepans. Those are still my favorites (although I can't have them because of cost and WAF issues. Also, my cats would destroy them.) I think that I like them better than the Revels ($15000+) that I heard in the same shop as the Monitor 9s. However, that could just be memory clouding the issue.
Ken
