Thanks for the beautiful work Jim. The grills will come off in time. I probably have about a year or two until my youngest son doesn't want to stick his fingers through them. The speakers wouldn't look so good with a dented phase plug or damaged ribbon.
I'm very excited to get them. I have 8 GIK panels in the room now, and the sound from my room and current speakers (NHT 2.5i) has never sounded so good.