Factory packaging was inadequate, O'stock's shell doesn't address the issue, as a result the speakers were able to bounce off each other in transit, resulting in some noticeable damage on the back half of one the top corners, but you have to look for it so it's not worth the hassle of returning or making an insurance claim.
I did address the issue with SDAT in regards to the realities of UPS ground rugby.
Out of the box, these speakers are substantially darker in finish than pictured, a dark brown bordering on black. And the drivers are silver, not white. I actually like the look better. The 6.5" drivers are a stiff paper cone (painted silver) of average construction and quality, the tweeter is a 1" fabric dome. The enclosure is combination air suspension/ported design with one woofer in the sealed portion, the other in the ported, with respective bandpass and lo pass crossover points.
As expected the enclosure is cheaply made, 3/8" particle board with "shelf paper" veneer. The grill is neat though, elastic cord stretched between stringers, purely cosmetic, but cool looking. Despite the cheap construction, it doesn't look cheap, over all it's something I like having in my living for the holidays just because of the way they look.
Down to sound., one would expect a somewhat boomy sound in the 100Hz range with not much seat of the pants presence, surpringly the bass is smooth and clean with a distinct lack of resonance at any frequency and at the proper listening distance, there's a very satisfying low end capability. Overall this a very clean, pleasantly smooth sounding speaker for a small to medium room with enough punch for people not looking to suffer hearing loss.