Do you prefer detailed, crisp, what some call "forward" sounding speakers, or more mellow, "laid back" sounding speakers?

I ask because Axiom's tower speakers have two different sounds. The M40 and M50 are more "laid" back, where as the M60 and M80's are cleaner, and more detailed. Most of us here (not all) prefer the sound of the M60's and M80's.