There is currently a pair of Factory Outlet / B-Stock M22 v2 VaSSallos on the Axiom auction site which look extremely nice. Can anyone comment on what the differences are in specs/performance/hardware between these and the current stock M22 v3?

Also - and this may be a dumb question - does the cabinent material (knotty pine) have any effect on the performance/sound versus standard cabinet materials which are obviously more typical of those for which (glowing) reviews have been written?

Lastly - can anyone speculate on why such a pair which predates the current v3 would be sitting around so long and just showing up now on the auction site? Is it purely aesthetics/taste? Just not familiar with the product pipeline here and I'm concerned that what seems like a potentially great deal may in fact come with some trade-offs.

Thanks for any input!