This "brightness" issue seems to rear it's ugly head periodically. I am at the point now, when I see a post with the "bright" word I automatically move on to the next post. We should conduct a poll among Axiom owners and find out who thinks their speakers really are "bright". I for one do not think my M60's are "bright". I would say that they are more accurate than anything else. As one of the board members says "trust your ears"!