CONCLUSION

   Although i always like receiving innovative products by all the top and well-known companies in the field for testing nothing really beats the how much i'm intrigued whenever i get something innovative designed and manufactured by a brand new company especially if that also happens to be their very first product. Of course i never expect the best possible build quality and the AXIOM Pro is certainly not perfect in that aspect but still unlike 99% of the midi towers out there in the market it has a lot more to offer thanks to its innovative features. The Cyclone Dust Collector actually works as advertised (we had it almost for 20 days powered on just to see that) and whatever gets passed it is stopped by the air filters at the rear of the fans (after 20 days the dust was so little we didn't have to clean them). The top docking bay is also a great addition to the AXIOM Pro and although we've seen others before this time over your drive gets partially covered (would be nice if it was fully covered but then we'd probably have temperature issues). Now although the 4 drive bays are very easy to use they can get annoying when installing the power supply and so i do think S2 Innovation should take them back to the drawing board to see if they can resolve that issue or follow an entirely different approach. Also cable management might seem as an issue but via the positioning of the mainboard and the various hardware components along with the ability to use just one 5.25" drive it's actually not. The lack of top fan spots is the one thing i didn't really expect from the AXIOM Pro and although we all know that hot air goes upwards on its own still it's never a bad idea to help it by using one or more fans so hopefully S2 Innovation will do something about that in future revisions and/or models. Finally the headphone amplifier works as well but you need to make certain that your headset/earset can take it since low quality models will most probably suffer from audio distortion like some of the ones we used.

   Just like with every brand new product out there the AXIOM Pro by S2 Innovation is not widely distributed so you will not be able to find it inside the EU or the USA at this exact moment in time. However S2 Innovation has it scheduled to go live in the USA and the EU for a recommended price tag of USD120/100Euros which means that its actually quite affordable since you will probably be able to find it for less. There's not much else to say about the AXIOM Pro Midi Tower so if you'd like to own the single dust-free midi tower in the word (right now) that also comes wearing several convenient features/addons then you can't really go wrong with the AXIOM Pro and that's why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Overall Quality
- Design
- Cyclone/S-Filter Triple Filter System (Dust Free)
- Removable Dust Collection Trays
- Top 2.5"/3.5" Docking Station With Cover
- Headphone Amplifier With Digital Controls
- 2-Way Fan Speed Controller
- 3 Pre-Installed Fans
- Space For 370mm Long Graphics Cards
- External 5.25" ODB Mounting Holes
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Single 5.25" Optical Drive Bay
- Current Availability
- Combo Drive Bays (PSU Clearance Issues)