They're the ones that I mentioned getting earlier on eBay. They are NHT 1.5s. Didn't see that lol. In contrast, my friend received his Emotiva mini-x a-100 and brought it over to open it (presumably to gloat). It was very well packaged :D And, my HK 3490 that I got open box from Amazon was in flawless condition, still wrapped in the plastic. And, I was taught never to start a sentence with and. Or end with and. Or start with or. Hmmm...