Intuitive Summits & R.S. Audio Sasons?

Ted, all I wanted to convey is that my impressions with the break-in period was quite different from yours. Germanboxers also bought a pair around the time I did and found the majority of break in to be complete around five to six hundred hours. I heard it myself. I would like to add that both of our pairs were " hot off the press", without any break in from the factory. His room and mine although similar in size, are very different. The placement of his speakers were also quite different from mine. I think there are a great number of variables involved with the process that can certainly affect break-in. You were stating your experiences with yours, I was stating my experience with mine. I'm ok your ok. FWIW, my pair of Sason's have never sounded like crap, not even from day one. They certainly sounded different than they do now, but not like crap. What does crap sound like? I think crap could have distinctly different sounds. For instance, " crap hitting the fan " would sound completely different than the sound of " one hand crapping ". Sorry I digressed. In all sincerity, I am glad to hear that the speakers have come into their own and your enjoying them Ted. I think we are both lucky.

Robert and Rythmace4218,
Thanks for the perspectives. Steve knew that I was truly eval'ing these speakers and taking advantage of the generous 45 day trial; we spoke about it very frankly and openly. I'm simply saying they sounded bad enough for me that there was absolutely no way I was keeping these speakers with their pre-42 day sonic signature because they weren't hinting at anything special about to emerge. I have beeen in this 30 years (I'm 53) and have never before experienced a metamorphisis where the butterfly emerges with such incredible beauty. And Robert's comments about being surpised that the Sasons sounded so good day one in your room(s) is further proof that our experiences are quite different but legit. So I'll put this to bed; all I wanted to tell prospective buyers is "hang in there".

Anyway, Rhythmace4218, did you get the newer shorter bodied-Sasons, with the external crossover-in-stand? I assume they sound similar but am frankly glad I own the larger ones; they are now even more of a one-of-a-kind speaker than before. :>)

My Sasons came to life at about 250 hours (they may have had some factory break in). They went from just "sounding-like-music" to "coming-alive", between about 225/250 hours (rather quickly I thought) - but what an amazing change it was. I've had my pair for over a year now and am 100% satisfied. I can't imagine replacing them. They play most all weekend, every weekend and I find it's hard to casually listen anymore - I'm continuously drawn into my listening room. "Engaging" doesn't begin to describe the emotional impact of the Sasons. I've had some decent past speakers (Theil and Sound Labs), but technical bits can't describe the ability of the Sasons to leaving you emotionally exhausted. I didn't know this was possible. Regardless of what other great speakers are out there, you must hear the Sasons.

I'm a new owner of the Sasons with the crossovers in the stands. The sound has changed profoundly over about 400 hours of play. Timbre has become much more accurate.

I play classical clarinet, & accurate timbre colorations make a tremendous difference for how I experience my music. The Sasons project accurate timbre nuances: a viola DOES resonate differently from a violin, drum heads & cymbals resonate differently depending on where they're struck, etc.

I assume that the Sason's are still 'acclimating' to my other components, and their magic will become even more alluring. What fun!

I'm not familiar with the Summits. I can tell you that these monitors profoundly outperformed Focus Audio fs688's and (the original wood, not mixing) Avalon Monitors.
Good luck in your search Rx8man.

Thanks Rubinken, I almost pulled the trigger on a pair of Avalon monitors and the Eclipses before discovering these two hidden gems, glad I waited.

My speaker search has been well-reinforced with unanimous remarks from the various owners (some of which I did not know existed till now) that I would feel very confident of excellent sonics.