Not trying to start a war here, but here is something regarding "burn in"
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the Axioms were returned to the room and driven at moderate levels for a few days while I was at work. With less than 20 hours on them, I settled in for another listen and was surprised to hear a complete lack of the aforementioned treble prominence. As a matter of fact, not only were the speakers not bright, edgy or sibilant, they were downright smooth and civilized
Here is more, further down:
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It took only a very few more hours for the midrange to reach its full potential.
From the review, it appears that this guy seem to know a bit on audio...