HERE! /waving/
I listen to some jazz and pop/rock, but when it comes to
serious listening, my genre is exclusively classical.
I can tell you that the Axiom speakers are highly suitable for classical music. It's not that they are "designed" for classical music (I don't think you can or should do so). But it is true that serious classical music listeners tend to demand lots of sonic details -- I certainly do. The Axioms answer those demands very nicely. Also, it is true that many top-40 pop/rock recordings have intentionally souped up trebles, which the Axiom speakers honestly reproduce, resulting in sometimes excessively "bright" or even "m******" [word censored] sound. Fortunately, you rarely see these "hot" EQ'ed recordings in the classical CDs released after early '90s.
So... I am confident in recommending the Axioms for classical music fans. Their detailed, airy, crisp sound, with a pristine imaging and transparency, really shine in the orchestral, chamber and vocal pieces.
