The dilemma with every product is how well manufacturers define and measure quality.
To state that in another way, the manufactures dilemma is what trade-offs they should make in quality while maintaining a desirable price point to keep sales up.
Part of my interest all these years in Axiom was that I like their philosophy of speaker design but also a huge factor was value for the money. As the prices have gone up, the value comes in when they have hugh sales. Some of those have been as high as 25-30% but those are not often (and dependent sometimes if your needs match what's on sale or in creativity in ordering)
