>> would just hate to tell someone that Brand A is the very best only to have them hate it because they do not have a Brand B to compare Brand A to. So, I offer up thoughts and suggestions.
Agree 100%. The nature of the audio business is that there isn't a simple "best" in most cases -- everything has pros & cons, and the trick is to match the pros & cons with the personal priorities of the purchaser.
One thing that lets the Axiom board be a bit more "open" is that the products are good enough to "often" be the best choice, which is pretty unusual in any business. I'm not saying we should ever be posting an "Axioms are crap, buy something else" message (unless they launch a real turkey
), just providing some context so a prospective purchaser can better understand the alternatives. You know there are only four outcomes anyways :
- they buy Axioms
- they buy something with a different sound they prefer (usually less accurate but they're happy)
- they spend more than Axioms cost and sometimes get something nicer
- they get WAF'ed and buy something not so good with nice veneer or really small mains
