rodelco,
at the risk of starting a war here, I'll respond to your speaker break-in comment. Most people on this forum would agree that there is no such thing as speaker break-in. It is ear break-in that makes the speakers sound different.
Axioms are definitely more susceptible to this phenomenom than most other brands because they are extremely detailed. A lot of other brands actually mask/reduce the mid/high frequencies which a good chunk of the population prefers. That creates a non-linear or inaccurate speaker.
These same listeners that are used to hearing inaccurate speakers believe Axioms are bright because of all the extra sound they hear. But to Axiom listeners that's not brightness it's called DETAIL. It will take the listener some time to get accustomed to hearing the extra detail in recordings, but in time it will sound good - ear break-in, not speaker break-in.
I hope that helps a bit.
