Nice sounding , good looking bookshelf speakers. Nice clean, airey,or transparent sound and great soundstaging , imaging. Extremly good mids & highs. Decent bass that is pretty clean but not real deep (60hz vs 25-30hz range). Nicely made, easy company to contact with, and very quick shipping and delivery. A great bang for the buck. And if you are hesitant to order on line , they take most of the fear out of that. 30 day trial money back.

As mentioned above deep bottom bass is not there . A sub-woofer would be needed to suppliment the system. Maybe to the armies out there that like bi-amped, bi-polar equiptment they are for them then. Not too much to rip on them .

After a 3 month search for boxes and quite a few trips to the B/M stores in Detroit, I wound up giving these a whirl. What can you say for $400 US and 2 day shipping! After quite a bit of reviewing from this web site and a couple of others, it looked to good to be true. I looked at all the on-line retailers and Axiom seemed to have the most combos overall. I really was interested in the M60's or 80's but as a fill in purchase the M22 will do fine. These boxes were replacing(and don't laugh) Design Acoustics PS 10's bought in 1988. I drove them till there was only buzz left !!!! and should of been replaced 3 yrs ago ! I listen to a broad base of music including straight jazz, electric, fusion type rock , jazz, old british rock, & blues modern & punk, garage etc. Lots of mixes with lots of great recordings & mastering and a lot not so great. One other thing I noticed is that my speakers need some break-in time.The more you listen the shorter the time till they break in. For me it was about 120-160 hours till they really sounded balanced. I have home all day these days and have had a lot of time to lisen to music and watch some movies with some proformance sountracks. Music DVD's sound very nice through them. For bookshelf speakers they have a full sound for most fequincies 60hz to 20khz I agree that in other posts here that lower end bass is not there and a sub-woofer is needed to suppliment the basic system.I have them some 18 ft apart in corners,imaging ,clairity & soundstaging in very good to excelent. I'm hearing things in the mixes I never noticed or heard before. Overall great value for the buck Finish of the boxes were very good to excellent . As a mfg designer /engineer I see product mfg everyday. High quality construction, seams were very tight and practially seamless. I ordered the Beech veneer. Service & Q & A's to the company were direct , timely, and as best as I could tell pretty honest and forthright. I called twice for some questions on room size , placement, and down the road component upgrades and compatablity. Looks like I will be doing more business with Axion in the future.

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Replaced a pair of 1988 Design Acoustics PS 10's that should of been replaced 3 years ago!!

Clarity and neutrality and efficiency and HOLY COW THE PRICE! You can't find better speakers for $400.00 USD. Customer service was phenomenal!

None considering they are bookshelves and not built for sound below 60Hz. You will want to get a subwoofer. Will show you just how badly many 80s albums were recorded because they are so neutral! I can't discover them all over again.

I did a lot of research about these speakers before I ordered them. I checked here and on many other forums. I read the reviews that Axiom has linked. I had planned to listen to a several different speakers to replace my HTIB from Wharfdale. I am not an expert by any means and I did not listen to as many speakers as many people do. The M22s were the 2nd set I listened to and I was set! I heard instruments and nuances in songs I had never heard before. Fingers on strings, moving up and down frets, background voices, etc. I enjoy a lot of types of music and I listened to Tool, Peter Gabriel, Nora Jones, Johnny Cash, Wagner, Ben Harper, Fleetwood Mac, and a few others to be sure they could handle my musical tastes. Great! I also heard how poorly recorded many of my favorite CDs really were. I did not realize what 'soundstage' was until I purchased and listened to these speakers. Male and female voices center perfectly and sit with the instruments. I can close my eyes and I am watching them live. Since purchasing my M22s I find myself listening music more than I did before. I have had them for 6 months and am still surprised and delighted by them! As home theater speakers they are wonderful! I have a sub anyway so I set my crossover at 80hz and enjoy everything I watch!

All most everything.

Lack of bass, but that is understandable given the small size.

I own both the M22ti and the M3ti and I love both of them. I must say that the M22ti does sound a little better then the M3ti. The mids and highs are even cleaner then the M3ti. The built quality is good for the price. I did notice some of the veneer is starting to peel, but no really harm is done to the speakers. Overall they are a great pair of speakers that should be worth 2-3 times the price. So don't buy Bose or the junk they sell at Best Buy before you gave these speakers a try.

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Too much to list, but definitely not Bose.

Smooth highs, and clear midrange. Tight base as far as what is there. Small size fits in well in living room

None that I can see except not real wood enclosure. Vinal covering is high quality however.

Bought these after reading the reviews here and the Soundstage review by J. Potis. I liked them from the first listening and they have just gotten better these past 6 months as I've upgraded my system with a NAD 320BEE amp and a Marantz SA 8260 Cd Player. They have a clear midrange that is just great with vocals, sweet top end, and tight base. Sound stage really opened up when I switched from an old Yamaha receiver to the NAD. I listen to a wide range of music in a medium size living room and I can't imagine a better sound. I thought I would want to add a sub, but I don't feel I am missing much. These speakers are so good that you will hear the difference when you upgrade your amp and the digital source. I am very satisfied.

1.The bass, midrange, low and mid treble are natural. 2.The extreme treble is very airy. We are talking floating in the clouds extreme treble. 3.The imaging is good. Better than much more expensive speakers. Simply blows away speakers in the same price range! 4.Good build quality. 5. Beyond the speakers imaging. 6. Will make you smile a lot!!!!!!!

!. require some break-in time. (In my case about 30 hours) 2. You need a subwoofer if you want full bass extension. 3. Might cause you to neglect your wife and kids. I go through withdrawals when I am away from them for more than a week. They're addictive!

I have had these speakers for over a year now. I am completely satisfied with them. They are airy, detailed, musical and pristine. The articulation of these speakers is very good. The beyond the-speakers imaging is amazing. On many recordings I can hear instruments or singers on the left or right of the speakers. This puts a big smile on my face. The imaging overall is amazing! These speakers create a very realistic soundstage. The low level deatail is also amazing! These speakers are definitely not seismic but the bass that is there is tight and musical. I use these speakers for two channel and also my home theater. They work equally great for both. I use them with the axiom 150 and qs8 surrrounds. The soundstage presented by the m22tis and the vp150 is almost seamless. They blend well together! I live in Tokyo, Japan. When I go back to the U.S. for three weeks every year I actually miss these speakers. I yearn for their sound! Axiom has made a life long customer out of me. The customer service is also first rate.

very bright, well designed, just enough bass, price I purchased these for

none (will eventually purchase the Axiom M60 or M50 to replace the M22ti)

Purchased the Axiom M22ti after many reviews on these speakers. All the reviewers are correct, these speakers are awsome for the money. Im hearing the remastered digital CD's things I've never heard before. Also I can feel the bass, granted its not a huge thumping bass but it still gets the job done. I mostly listen to music, but will audition the Axiom M22ti on the home theatre real soon. (Im enjoying hearing my music all over again).

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Fine for music.

Tweeter too hot (bright), weak center channel speaker.

I just sent these back after much debate. The final reason was the center channel, which I thought was one of the weakest I have ever heard. Not close to the M22s. Since I listen to 90% home theater, they all went back. Also, they were generally too bright for me. That is, the tweater tends to whistle and hiss quite a bit especially at low volumes. However, they are very good for music in stereo mode. Just not my bag.

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Clarity, wide and deep soundstage, imaging

A little weak in the bass department.

I compared this head to head with my tweaked B&W 602 s2 and the only area that the 602 edged out the M22ti is in the bass dpartment and only slightly. M22ti won hands down in all other areas. There is no contest when it comes to the soundstaging, imaging, midrange and tonal balance. I actually expected this speaker to sound brighter than the 602 s2 but after two months I can't describe it as bright sounding. The high frequency reproduction is clear, delicate and airy and to my surprise, it's actually less sibilant that the 602 s2. The soundstage is incredible, it's deeper and wider. On Jennifer Warnes Way Down Deep from the cd "The Hunter", It's the first time that I heard the drum positioned outside of the right speaker. Amazing. Placement of various instruments within the soundstage is more stable and precise. Female voices are luscious, male voices are warm. In this area, this speaker will embarass a lot of more expensive speakers out there. On Daddy-O from Daves True Story cd. I can clearly distinguish the two saxophones on the right. The only drawback is in the bass reproduction. Compare to 602 s2, the m22ti does not go down as deep and tight. My 602's of course was tweaked with the internal cabinet damped with modeling clay and the driver's metal basket with rope caulk. It is an improvement over the stock version. The bass sounds tighter and bosminess became more manageable. Even with this weakness, it is still well worth the trade off and the B&W found itself leaving the two channel set-up and found its way being used exclusively for home theater, permanently. I was actually contemplating between Ascend and Axiom but in the end, I went for Axiom simply because of better customer service. Nothing wrong with Ascend, it's a great company that will shame other big internet companies. David was accomodating. But Axiom set itself apart. Emails and questions were answered promptly. I sensed the pride and belief they have for their product. I just felt that I would not encounter problems with their product and their company. They were able to build that kind of confidence for me to buy. Kudos to Amie and Allan.

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I own both the Axiom M22Ti’s and Paradigm Studio 20 V.2’s. After innumerable hours of listening, comparing, and forming an opinion I have come to this conclusion; sonically, these two speakers are almost impossible to differentiate. Conversely, my preference still resides with the Axioms. The studio 20’s encompass a slight mid-bass hump in the 100-200 Hz region, portraying a fuller larger sound as a stand alone monitor. Consequently on some Male vocals they sound a little distended and not as natural as the M22Ti’s. More notably they are half the cost of the Paradigms. The M22ti’s moreover are a little more refined on the upper end of the frequency spectrum and they possess a vast 3-dimensional soundstage not found in speakers at this cost. The Axioms have a very clear and liquid smooth midrange and a tweeter counterpart. The M22Ti’s are very neutral and natural sounding speakers, the bass is extremely tight and flat down to 50 Hz. They can be used as a standalone monitor; however, with the assimilation of a sub these speakers are exquisite, rivaling floorstanders costing upwards of $2000. Do yourself a favor and order these speakers, worst case scenario you send them back to axiom.

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Clarity, no distortion, mid and high

no dealers

I have ordered these and have been listening to them for 2 weeks. I compered them head to head with the PAradigm reference 40 v3 and they came at par if not a little cleaner with the EXCEPTION of the low end. The refernce 40 have more base so they are fuller sound but if you have a sub. that should do.

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