How much burn-in for Soliloquy 5.3s

Hmm. I own the Soliloquy 5.3s and really think they are wonderful. I auditioned many brands including Magnepan, Linn, Dynaudio etc and picked these actually based on my setup.

50 hours is a very low period of time. Try 500 and you are in range.

AS far as bass, you are correct that the driver simply cannot move fast enough ( drivers I should say) until they break in because everything such as the rubber stops are packed in so tight. They naturally adjust to music as you play though- which is a good thing.

I played a gentle ocean CD at low volume for 24 hours right off the bat and that made a difference right off. As far as the tweeter issue... hmmm... I simply didn't appreciate anything inline with your decription, so I cant help there. I have the 5.3s, and not the 5.3is FWIW. Although mine were built in February 2004, the cabinets are from 2003 no doubt, and I know I dont have the newer tweeters that are in the 5.3i which are totally different it seems.

Well, hope that helps a bit.

IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!

hehe. Jax2's post above got me interested since my speakers were bought and stamped between 2/16/2004 and 2/25/2004 or so.

I have Frankenstein's! My drivers are the new ones in the picture. I did look at some pics of the older 5.3s and sure enough, Jax2 is right that the drivers used to be all-black without the silver metal ring structure like the new ones in the picture.

There is an audiogon add with a guy selling maple Frankenstein's built in March so I guess several of the 5.3 cabinets from 2003 were mated with the new guts of 2004. My cabinets are English Cherry which I love but aren't available for the regular "i" models.

Whatever the answer is, I really enjoy the speakers immensely and thats what counts. Looks like all my drivers in all 5 speakers are the new ones BTW, and they sound quite matched. I do see my instruction manual says 5.3i, c-3i and sat5i, so perhaps thats that.

To Cody the cat- I guess I can't compare so well to the 1999 models you have, but while the bass break in time is quite lengthy I think, your description of the treble/tweeter raises my eyebrow a bit. It just doesn't sound right. Might compare to another Soliloquy 5.3 set and see. Check adds, stores, friends, perhaps call Soliloquy and ask where you can hear some in your area. And try that Gentle ocean CD at low volume for 24 hours-- worked well for me.

JimD- Is that for the new "i" models or the older ones that Cody has?

I believe that the wiring used has changed, but I am not sure.

Cody- Call Soliloquy and just give them the serial numbers of your speakers and express your concerns. They are honest good folk and will assist you. While there are some discussions about brightness etc of the speaker, these are detail personal prefernce discussions at best-- your situation sounds different to me.