A couple of grill posts were sheared off, but they stick on just fine with a tiny bit of Blu-tac. Can't even tell unless you actually take the grill off. A couple of corners were also very slightly damaged, but not too badly. The packaging was pretty poor considering I spent like $50 on shipping.
I have a pair of SuperZero 2.0s, a pair of original SuperZeroes, and a pair of SuperOnes. They are all so similar in clarity and detail as to be pretty indistinguishable. Listening to music I can't really tell them apart. For HT duties though the SuperZeroes have a little bit of a tightness to them, especially in dynamic passages, that makes them feel a little constrained. This is absent on the SuperOnes. The SuperOnes are open and don't sound like they're trying as hard for movie mixes. I'm not sure if a better amplifier would change that, but that's what I've noticed.
They are astonishingly good music speakers. I listened to a bunch of NHT speakers almost two decades ago in a HiFi shop, so I sorta knew what to expect. I knew they'd be awesome with vocal music, singer-songwriter stuff, etc... what has shocked me in the home though is how damn good they are at rock and metal. Some of my old Iron Maiden and Metallica CDs (pre-loudness wars pressings) are just so freaking good.
They (the SuperOnes) are way, way too large to directly wall mount.
If I were looking for HT-only speakers on a similar budget right now I'd be looking at SVS, Ascend, and Infinity.