Ah, my opinion on my M22s. let's see...
I had Wharfedale Modus 8s before these Axioms, and at first I thought they were a bit restrained on the low-end. I like a definite low-end in listening to music- something that sounds authorative. After getting a subwoofer (STF-2 from HSU), I realized that what my Wharfedales had was some sort of unnatural mid-bass bloat-- it sounded good to me because I was used to it.
I wouldn't have been happy with my M22s without a sub. With a sub to fill in the lower octaves, many cds (depending on how they've been mastered) feel extremely 'natural'- I'm happy with the sound.
Some bloat in some areas does sound good to some people-- I figured, accurate as my M22s+HSU were, I could just EQ them to sound a lot like my Wharfedales if I couldn't get used to them, but I did and things are good.
Hope this helps-
Mike
