Hi Hobie:
Axioms are vinyl finishes, but don't let that scare you. They are really, really good-looking, perfectly-finished vinyls.

I have a Beech system, and it looks so good that I'm replacing other items in my living room to match my speakers!

Welcome to a very user-friendly forum... there's some great people here that will take the time to answer questions!

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::