If bang for buck is primary, resale should be considered as well. For the most part, the direct products have much lower residual value and demand. Consumer confidence is way higher with a distributed product. Go Totem.
Totem vs. Axiom $ per $
What's the best bang for the buck here. Being a Klipsch Cornwall owner, I'm intrigued by the size and weight of the 2 with qualty drivers. Is Axiom which is a direct ship from manufacturer a better buy $ wise. I know there are alot of Totem fans on Audiogon, so I'm opening a can of worms, but dollar per dollar, whats your Take???