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could you also give what you would compare as the closest speakers that you listened to with your new axioms?
Jeff, try to listen to some Canton's. You could also try some Magnepans. My M22s sound very close to the Maggies in tonal quality but without the signature off a dipole and the huge 3D holographic soundstage. One description that people often use to describe the Maggies is "fast" sounding and it's true, you do get the feeling of immediacy. One of the things I like so much about my Axiom M22s is that they sound very close to the Maggies in that respect.
