Seriously, don't know if you have had time to do a search -- there are some good posts here already. Consensus seems to be that :
- some people strongly prefer the Rockets,
- more people strongly prefer the Axioms,
- everyone hates the sound of the other brand,
- everyone agrees that the Rockets have a gorgeous wood finish, and...
- about every third post gets into a pi**ing contest about the merits of "assembled in North America" vs. "assembled in China"
There seems to be pretty strong agreement that the two speakers do sound quite different. Reading between the lines, the big Rockets seem to have "more" / "flabby" bass (depending on which side you take) and a midrange dip that gives a "smooth" / "lifeless" quality depending on which side you take. The Axioms seem to be more accurate with essentially no complaints about response etc... but theysometimes get panned by people who find them too bright and edgy with bad recordings. If you get a chance to listen to both and end up wanting something in between, the M3/M50 Axioms might be a good choice.
