Ahem.
Well for one, the blemishes i have are not as bad as those very large pictures show.
There is only the one blemish on one QS8 and it is about 3/4 inch long which is not visible beyond 2 feet.
Since it is on the 'back' corner, when wall mounted, you would never notice it.
As for the VP150, with a grille on, you would never see the nick. Even with the grille off, my wife never spotted it. At this time, i can only ASSUME that is the flaw Axiom QA/QC picked out. I really did expect to see ALOT more in the way of flaws when i received my FO speakers.
Secondly, i really don't think clams have many emotions, if any at all. I have a friend i work with who is a clam specialist though, so i will ask him just to be sure.
