Price is relative and not the determining factor in how well a speaker sounds. I have a set of $5000 msrp speakers (Opus 2-2's) that I have listened to in the same room, with the same electronics and wires as my M80ti's. They sound different, but not any 'better'. They both sound great to me, and both sound better than the other depending on what I'm listening to, or my mood for that matter.
This is really a stupid argument. Just get what sounds good to you, whatever makes you happy, blah blah and all that BS. If you don't like the way other speaker sounds, that's your choice, your preference, but that's all it is. To start cutting another one down or criticizing the company is simply rude and a clear definition of a person's character.
At least Axiom has a 30 day, in your home trial period. If you buy them and don't like what you hear, send them back, no questions asked. Anyone who buys them, keeps them, then comes back to bitch about them later is not someone worth any effort whatsoever to pay any attention to.
I did like the Axioms when I first got them b/c I had nothing else to compare them to. I bought them based on the positive reviews. Over time, I started noticing things I didn't like. So I began demoing other speakers some good and some bad but I realized I was missing something.
I wish I found me some critical opinions prior, to make a better purchasing decision. You can't trust any magazine reviews b/c reviewers seem to love everything they review. I guess they don't want to piss off their advertisers. This is why opinions from real users matter the most but you want to squash that b/c my opinion doesn't agree with yours.
I am not a fanboy for any brand. I like what is good and at the moment I like what I hear from Ascend Acoustics. In fact, I liked it so much I ordered a pair. Perhaps in a few years my tastes will evolve beyond them if I find something better.
I think its really abnormal the way some folks here elevate the Axiom brand to the holly grail of loudspeakers. They are CLEARLY NOT from my experiences.
