Fine, fellas. First, you're right, never trust your ears! Casual listening tests are worthless. I suppose however, that if someone else who has conducted something better than a "casual listening test," tells you that a component sounds good, that would be something you should rely on.
In that case, though, why bother choosing Axiom speakers just because they sound better in "casual listening tests"?
Secondly, if all CDPs provide essentially flat response from 20-20KHz, (no real difference beween CDPs) get yourselves a discman, save yourselves the cost of a high zoot CDP and enjoy your systems!
Don't forget to connect your components with lamp cord.
