Brendo - In one of the previous posts (and months ago), I made the point that these speakers are so revealing that they will have you reviewing the quality of the recording instead of the speakers.

You also make a great point about the Axiom line. 12 years ago, I did a blind test over an entire winter between the M80's of that era, some Paradigm Studio 100's, Onix Ref 3's and Energy's top of the line towers. The Axioms were about $1000 per pair back then, the other speakers all between $2000 and $3500.

In blind testing, the M80's were the most revealing and had the widest, deepest sound stage.

It's just hard to describe the additional detail that the actives bring over "regular" speakers.