I would not get to worried about what others say on other forums. When I was first looking a year ago, many Axiom bashers on AVSforum liked to worry people that Axiom's are bright. I find them to be accurate and very neutral. If your listening to a poorly recorded CD, the Axiom's will let you hear the flaws, that is not a problem with the speakers.
I was also told Denon's are to mechanical or bright sounding. Funny the techs at Axiom recommended Denon for my setup and it sounds great...
You really need to hear them for yourself and decide, not what others tell you as everyone has a different opinion...
Check the "Hearing Things" forum to see if anybody is in your area...
