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Wow, everything posted for sale is ''light use''??
Who buys used headphones anyway? Like buying a used shoe... 
Hissing sound coming from tweeters
I sit in front of massive front horns honest 106db my tube amps on nothing playing only sound I hear is my heart pounding. No system induced noise at all.... 
Dual subwoofers-need to be from same manufactures?
DIY a bass horn then no issues loading a large room. 
Speaker Burn In?
Use pink noise then if whites not your thing;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPk9HpXZLj8 
Speaker Burn In?
I just measured drivers response in anechoic chamber comparing brand new to drivers with significant break in time. I didn't test complete loudspeakers. Mostly used full range drivers but also a few woofers nothing that need a network was tested s... 
Speaker Burn In?
If you have a tuner turn it between station so you hear white noise. Set up loudspeakers facing each other if too loud switch +- on one loudspeaker play as long as you like. If you switch +- the level of noise will be reduced. Still for break in I... 
Efficient speakers with high powered ss amp?
I have run 106db horns on 1000 watt SS gear it comes down to synergy sometimes it works well sometimes you may hear equipment noise. Or have a bit of hardness do to amplifier loudspeaker interactions but in general high power on hi eff is just fine. 
Magnepan 3.6, 3.7 or Tannoy Westminister SE
Tannoy 4 me. Spent much time with maggies and preferred my Tannoys. 
Hissing sound coming from tweeters
SS ammplifiers and sometimes preamplifiers can have a hi noise floor most never hear it because designers thought only low or average efficiency loudspeakers would be used. And most do such. But if using horns on SS it can be hard to find a low no... 
Complete newbie needing guidance/purchase advice
craigslist could be of some use. Look for Altec JBL ADS Tannoy 
What component is responsible for dynamics ?
Whats to miss read? Posts about horns without any real experiences with them. Info he presents is mostly all bias conjecture here say. The guy mentions listening to square waves..... If you ask him to explain or provide more information to back hi... 
What component is responsible for dynamics ?
Jb0194 t35 has good sound but to me still needs to be used with a tweeter its also easy to damage thus why I don't offer them. I did use with SEAS woofer and in a TL with fostex woofer lcy k100 super tweeter. 
What component is responsible for dynamics ?
Unsound Which designs couldn't produce the square wave? And why do you feel all horns to be colored or that horn designs can not produce wave fidelity? Can you produce anything to back your claims? Please in detail explain how your measuring, what... 
What component is responsible for dynamics ?
Face, Whats say your monitors are 4ohm and your floorstanders 8ohm the monitor is 92db 1 watt your floorstander is 89db 1 watt. There will be little difference in volume levels.Also one manufacturer could have estimated specs or rounded up or down... 
Altec Model 19 - which caps for crossovers
Difference lies between repairing restoring or modifying.If original working collectible why mess with it? If damaged of coarse repair.