4 years ago I received a pair of AX 1.5 speakers from my brother for a house warming gift. At the time, I did not have a system to put them with and with all the expenses of a first house and a couple kids, I could not afford to buy a system until this year. The speakers have sat in the box, in a dry area of the house, for the past 4 years.

I just bought the Yamaha AX596 integrated amp (100w per channel), and will be using it to power the ax1.5s.

I have been warned by a couple people to take it easy on the speakers for a while since they may need to be broken in slowly, given the amount of time they were not used for. Can anyone tell me if there is truth to this, and if so, what measures should I take to ensure I do not damage the speakers prematurely.

Thanks in advance,

Kaz