I was think about this comparison a bit today. We know that Axiom uses a fair amount of blind testing (and a ton of blind-listening-derived research) to design, test, and validate their speakers. NRC research shows that the human ear favors a flat frequency response and people will choose flat over unflat with statistical significance.

Doesn't this give Axiom speakers an unfair advantage in a blind test?

(Actually, I know the Paradigms are pretty flat, but have no idea about the Onix or Energy speakers.)