I find this all very curious. Perhaps we need a poll. In my opinion; it is one thing to change something to make it look better, but to change it to make it look better at the expense of its function is another. Also, considering it is located on the rear of the speaker where it is generally not seen after the initial hook up means we changed something to make it look better, while we sacrificed its function, and no one sees it anyway. We would be sacrificing its function in four ways:

1. Harder to tell the positive from the negative.

2. The metal plate increases the chance of a shorting both during hook-up and after if there are stray stands.

3. Having the binding posts sticking straight out means banana plug connections stick way out.

4. The risk of damage during shipping goes up.

I am not disagreeing that it would look better with a metal plate and clear nuts, I think it would and that makes it important to consider. But reducing performance or functionality for aesthetics has not been the Axiom way and I am leery about changing that philosophy.

Ian Colquhoun
President & Chief Engineer