I never got the chance to hear the Axioms. I ended up purchasing Ascend 340SEs. I tried, but I never got a solid offer (perhaps one, but I had bought my speakers by then). It the end the M22s might not have worked out as well for me. The tweeter is at the top, and in my setting that would have placed them higher than optimal. The 340SE has the tweeter lower. This difference might sound minimal, but my setting is highly compromised.

I love my speakers, and I'm sure the Axioms are great too.

I have learned that ID is a great way to go.