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Junior Audioholic
It is all about a speaker sounding best to your ears or not. I have a psb Imagine XC sitting in the basement less than a year old. Yes, I do believe in speaker break-in......as have noticed a difference over time.

Anyway, again, let your ears believe what they hear, for what best fits. Measurements are measurements and can the human ear grasp every measurement a speaker measures............and you can hear in music??? :)
The music experiment was to test whether the tweeter is "blown" or disconnected, without opening the cabinet and checking things inside. It seems to work to some extent, unless of course the woofers/mid-ranges can sufficiently carry highs as well and the cross-over is faulty.

What sort of difference in the XC sound did you notice over time?

Also, see the speaker break-in thread, and watch the two video interviews of Andrew Jones of ELAC (at that time) on this topic.
 
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Audioholic Slumlord
Here's a link celebrating Paul Barton, founder of PSB, and their 50 year history.

 
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Audioholic Slumlord
PSB releases its 50th anniversary speaker of the Passive 2



Frequency Response
On Axis @0 +/- 3db50-20,000Hz
On axis @0 +/- 1 1/2db70-16kHz
off Axis @ 30 =/- 1 1/2db70-10,000Hz
LF Cut Off @0 - 10db30Hz
Sensitivity
Anechoic87dB
Listening Room89dB
Impedance
Nominal6 Ohms
Minimum4 Ohms
Input Power
Recommended30-200 Watts
Program200 Watts
Acoustic Design
Tweeter1” (25mm)
titanium dome with ferrofluid
and neodymium magnet
Woofer6.5” (165mm)

cast aluminum basket, paper cone,

and filleted rubber surround
Crossover1800Hz, LR4
Design Type2 way with passive radiator
Dimensions
Dimensions26” x 11” x 10”
Size Without Stands (W x H x D)660mm × 280mm × 254mm ”

(26”x 11” x 10”)
Size With Stands (W x H x D)870mm H × 280mm W × 254mm D

(34” x 11” x 10”)
Net Weight30.3 lbs (13.7kg) per speaker
Gross Carton Weight48.5 lbs (22 kg) per speaker
Finishopen-grain walnut veneer
FeaturesRetro-styled open-grained walnut veneer enclosure and dedicated speaker stands

Magnetically attached woven cloth grilles

50th anniversary design touches, including original PSB logo and pull tab on the grille, and rear-panel plaque that reads “Passif 50 – 1972-2022,” adorned by a maple leaf

Felt surrounding the tweeter minimizes edge diffraction

Bi-wirable/bi-ampable five-way gold-plated binding posts

 
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