LOL!!

I own the Ascends, but I love this Axiom board.

That said, do what you can to listen to both, or better yet, get them into your home for a listen. It is truly going to come down to your preferences.

by the way...there is a fully non-Ascend support forum here: www.ascendforum.com just starting out, so not as big as the Axiom board.

-curtis