Thanks everyone for the replies.

I didn't see the plastic inserts as a problem. I was just wondering. My father uses Axiom speakers for his home theater. Thats how I learned about them. He has M3s and M2s and an Axiom center with a couple of NHT subs.

I am really happy with my M22s. Still breaking them in, but my music has never sounded better.

Yamaha RX-V2700 / CDC-815 , Oppo DV-980H , Axiom M22s , Paradigm DSP-3100