Thanks for not pulling any punches. I really don't know what to say. My husband and I find this hard to believe. I believe you. We'd like to find out how this happened. What do you mean chopped up handle job? The handles were installed by Klipsch when they made the speakers. They came directly from Klipsch by UPS and the papers that came with them said they were Industrial Heresy. I still have them. We were told if we ordered them the way we did, without the metal edges etc, we could get it cheaper and finish them ourselves which is what we did. We paid extra for the black screen on the front. OK. Gregg said if they were the regular Heresy, they would be worth 1/2 the price I was asking. Is there a market for these speakers? Merry