Congrats! I have a pair of Michaura M55's which many people have claimed to be very similar to Axiom's bookshelves so I understand what you're saying about them. The mids and highs are very detailed and upfront on the Michaura's but the midbass is lacking. I had to do a lot of fiddling with the output and crossover point on my powered sub to achieve a pretty-decent blend. Like I said, the Aura LSB-527M's would've probably made you happy. The mids are definitely on the warm side of neutral and the Linaeum monopole tweeter is pretty sweet,particularily on the type of music that you would've been throwing at it. Also, the 5 1/4" midwoofer provides tight and punchy midbass...teamed with a decent sub and they become a very nice little package.