I'd like to think the inside of a good speaker was as clean and refined as the outside - but that's unlikely. If it sounds good, it makes no difference what the inside looks like. Now tying sound problems to gaps and glue is whole different story. But my guess is much like many old musical instruments, those glue spots and rough edges don't degrade the music.

Before you ask Axiom to replace the speakers you should disassemble the driver and see if any glue is on the spider or voice coil. Then I'd saw the cabinets in half to make sure they used a solid MDF and not some cheap MDG. Once that is done, and the amp is in parts, call Axiom and demand your money back. I'm interested to just how good their customer service is.

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