Well we've all had our fun with Hugh, that's forsure. And that's all fine and good but I think we can agree to disagree and move on, eh? I'm sure Axiom has plenty of detractors over in Hughville thanks to his remarks, and Hugh has plenty of detractors over here because... well because of the way he handled things over there. After taking issue with something an Axiomite did on his site reguarding this so-called 'referal program' (something I'm unaware of, unless they're talking about the coupons you can get when a new buyer mentions your name when he purchases his speakers. Which is hardly the 'GRAB FOR CASH' he makes it out to be. All it is is money off of your NEXT Axiom purchase. So the glowing review Hugh spoke of would indeed be genuine... why would you want to earn a discount on speakers so you could buy them if you didn't actually like them?), and he turned around and took it out on everyone associated with Axiom, or even had non-negative things to say about Axioms. In my opinion that follows the same footsteps as Hitler trying to wipe out the entire Jewish population on earth because a Jewish man didn't let him into the Universty he wanted to attend. If he had an issue with that poster then that's his right. But banning anyone with a positive opinion of Axiom is perposterous.
But the sad part is, as much as we all honestly know that our excitement about Axiom products is due entirely to their performance, he'll never believe that, nor will the people he's turned against Axiom on his website. He has nothing to lose since he's not actually selling anything, however the smear campain against Axiom on his site could steer potential Axiom customers away through the bad publicity he's given them. And that's upsetting simply because just like the guy who started that thread over there looking for a decent priced speaker, those kinds of people be missing out on a great alternative to the Paradigms and other brands. And I'm not bent on the total dismanteling of Paradigms by any stretch of the imagination, in fact I wish all Paradigm owners all the happiness with their speakers that I have with my Axioms. I've heard nothing but good things about Paradigm speakers, so they must be a very quality product! Its just that I feel when lookng for a speaker in that category, Axioms should definately be included on the list of speakers to test-drive. I don't see any Axiom owners who shy away from a 'Coke vs Pepsi' like showdown between Axiom & Paradigm, so why is Hugh so skittish about it? It seems very immature to me to dismiss an entire company because he took exception to one mans actions.
So the loser in all of this are those people who may have auditioned and enjoyed Axioms due to recommendations over there that won't even hear the name mentioned anymore. Too bad. Oh and where the hell did they get that quote that said, "if you've never audition Axiom speakers just listed to a pair of Paradigm Studio 100's, if you like them then buy the Axiom M80's because they sound exactly the same"... WTF??? Can anyone show me where that quote is on this website! Not only is that complete crap, but it is quite clear that guy knows ZILCH about Axiom. Axiom doesn't strive to sound like any other speaker on the market, Axiom strives to simply produce the best sounding speaker they know how to make. Many others have said that the Studio 100's have a similar sound, but all that tells me is that the Studio 100 line must be a very neutral sounding speaker, that's it.
Never have I seen anyone on this site say anything remotely close to that. Everyone I've ever seen on here asking about Axiom speakers has been told to audition a pair of Axioms at home for 30 days and return them if they don't love them. Not, "have you ever heard XXX before? Well if you loved those then buy the M80's, because they are identical".... No, no, no... talk about misinformation! That's totally absurd!
