KenC is correct.
Axiom had a contract with Radio Shack Canada to build the Merak line for sale in Canadian Radio Shack stores for some years. The Merak brand name goes back a long time to a Canadian manufacturer that went out of business in the early 1980s, if memory serves. I think that's when Ian picked up the brand name.
The Merak speakers that Axiom built were not nearly as neutral or refined as Axiom's upmarket line, but were very good value for the money. Sort of like the Sound Dynamics line that Audio Products International produced (the parent of Mirage, Energy, and one other I can't recall.
Regards,
Alan
