The trouble is, there are many recordings that have been mixed very poorly or are overly compressed.

These often sound really bad on a revealing speaker, like the Axiom lineup. Often the speakers get the blame when it is mostly the source material. Some of my many CDs from several decades ago I just don't play anymore as they have no low end & really no soul. They sound flat & not dynamic at all - sort of like a small portable radio. Cranking up the volume or adding EQ often does not help much.

So when you get new speakers, make sure initially that you run good source material or you might be disappointed...

TAM