Well, my buddy Oz has the 60's and I am the first guy to complain about "ear-bleeding bright" in a speaker, metal driver or otherwise (in fact my Maggie III-a's are too bright for me without hardware correction) but the Axioms, or at least that model, are lovely!

analog + SACD & DVD-A front Marantz, Stromberg, Onkyo amps Magnepan, Vienna, monitors