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In addition to increasing costs.....I think Axiom is just bringing their products in line with the competition, for the most part....(except for the extra "bump" because of all the reviewers saying things like: "these speakers sound like others costing twice as much!" etc.) 
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LT61. This is not your father's China. There is considerable foreign investment in China now.
Brandon. There are measurements of the Strata Mini on soundstagenetwork.com. The M80s measure flater and with less distortion. I suspect that translates to a more neutral, cleaner sound, though the Strata Minis do get good reviews.
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There ya go, Jack would know. Theoretically. 
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LT61. China still pegs their currency to the US$. If the US$ goes up 20% compared to the C$ their cost of goods coming out of china goes up corespondingly.
In the end, we have no clue as to the internal workings of Axiom, though it is fun to speculate.
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Brandon, do you live in Ontario? if you do, you may want to pick up your speakers yourself to save on shipping (8% credit) as I am considering. Also you can save an additional 10% from the Factory Outlet, and Axiom picks up the tab on GST (5%). I've been researching speakers for a good 6-7 weeks now and Axiom appears to have very little company in their price range/quality. You will hear many comparisons to speakers costing considerably more. For the record, I too, was a little peaved about the Cdn price increase....happened literally days before I bought my big screen and started looking at sound systems.
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i think it has more to due with the fact that paradigm makes everything in house in canada
I have read and heard, Paradigm has their cabinets made in China then shipped to Canada for final assembly, just a little different than Axiom's philosophy. Last I saw Paradigm is due for a price increase this coming year, where as Axiom lets their prices fluctuate more readily with the dollar fluctuations, as they have no dealers involved so there is no stock pre-bought with a higher/lower dollar.
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has anyone here ever herd the rocket series by them or x series with the open baffles . very nice looking speakers with real wood veners at very decent prices , just wondering how they sound againt m80's ? Open baffle speakers like the x-statik have a very different soundstage than Rockets or M80s. I have owned M60s, and still have M80s and x-statiks. I really like the sound of the 80s. I love the soundstage of the x-statiks.
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Brandon, do you live in Ontario? if you do, you may want to pick up your speakers yourself to save on shipping (8% credit) as I am considering. Also you can save an additional 10% from the Factory Outlet, and Axiom picks up the tab on GST (5%). I've been researching speakers for a good 6-7 weeks now and Axiom appears to have very little company in their price range/quality. You will hear many comparisons to speakers costing considerably more. For the record, I too, was a little peaved about the Cdn price increase....happened literally days before I bought my big screen and started looking at sound systems. Adrian, are you saying that if I drive out to Dwight and pick up the speakers I will pay 8% less than what is on the web site ? My understanding was that shipping was already built in the price and therefore, was the same weather you had them shipped or picked them up.. I hope I am wrong because if I can save 8%, I will do the trip..which from Ottawa is about 5 hours one way..and while I'm there I would obviously tour the factory etc..
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As far as I know, Adrian is correct.
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Unless Axiom has changed it's policy (I don't think they have) you will save 8% if you pick them up yourself. It's only fair, as both parties save the cost of shipping, and yes, you should tour the facility and meet the folks at Axiom...I did, in the fall, very nice, knowledgeable staff.
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