I posted some time back (could it be more than a year already?) regarding my A/B test with the M60's and the Paradigm Reference 11's. Essentially, in a side by side test using a Marantz SR-8000 amp, we couldn't tell the difference. From a technical stand point, the Paradigms have a flatter frequency response than the Axioms but nothing that would make you sit up and notice. From a price point, I don't think you'll find many speaker systems that will provide the sound that the Axioms do for the price.
Sean
