cactrot, there are more than 3 of us that support axioms on other forums. I used to be a regular on AVS but got sick of the trolls providing inaccurate feedback to people about Axiom speakers. The history, research, reviews on reputable websites, and graphs alone prove their hearsay advice to be totally false.
Axiom are the best speakers I've ever heard or owned, and that includes paradigm, klipsch, infinity, b&w, to name a few.
where do you live, maybe an in home audition is in order to put your concerns to rest.