Let's not talk about being unlucky. If anyone here had an upside down horse shoe hanging over their door, it was me.
Yes if Axiom seems to have a chink in their armor, it's in their amps. Not a whole lot of complaints about bad speakers, but if you sift through this forum you will find a fair share of failed amp complaints. Keep in mind though Axiom ships all over the continent, and then some. So it's understandable that even if a small percentage of those amps go bad, and a small percentage of the owners of those amps come on here and complain about them, it's still going to look like there's a big problem with Axiom's amps.
As far as Axiom being 'high-end'... well, they certainly aren't generic. However when I think about 'high-end' I envision exotic materials being used just for the sake of being able to name those materials in their marketing pamphlets. I envision everything being polished to gleeming shine to blind you when you walk in the room so that there's no mistaking the fact that you've spent a lot of money on the product when a guest is over. And I envision it costing LOT'S of money so that when your guest asks about that shiny, exotic looking piece of equipment sitting in the trophy case you can initially dismiss it as if you'd forgotten you even owned it. Then suddenly recall that you did indeed spend a rather ridiculous sum of money on it, because it's made of ubber exotic materials, and polished to a brilliant shine.
Axiom is not that. What Axiom is, in my own humble opinion, is a company that makes things that work great at a very reasonable price. Except for the odd subwoofer amplifier amp that is. As you and I have had the misfortune of discovering first hand. Chin up, they will take very good care of you.
Trust me.
