Just oredered the M3's in Boston Cherry through the factory outlet so I have about a 5 week wait until I get to hear my first pair of Axioms. My only concern is that my wife (not an audiofile by any stretch of the imagination) will be blown away by the sound compared to the Bose. Then my problem becomes trying to convince her I need to spend roughly 4 times the money for the 80's for the home theatre! I may even forget to mention the need for the side surrounds as well.