John-

Not much I can do about the room. But the logic here is interesting. The senns sound great (almost everyone agrees on that) and the axioms don't sound as good (according to me).

It seems to me that I'm asking for the impossible. I want the Axiom 2is to sound like the Puppy 7s. At $22K the Puppys sound great, rival the Senns and acheive the clarity I want.

The real problem is that the Puppy 7s are not available for $280.

P.S. This was never intended as an attack on the m2is. I was merely trying to get some help making them sound cleaner at the high end.

Thanks for everyone's help.