Throwing some of my impressions on Axioms, I recently bought the M22's, and after a long lifelong procession of "bright" setups (speakers and headphones), I can say Axioms aren't really "bright" as are commonly claimed. I know what bright sounds like (including a whole lot of Klipsch and Grado time), and these Axioms aren't bright like that. I feel they are crisp on the top end, but continue to deliver it all the way down to their natural bass roll off