Nuzzi - I love mine. The seamless integration with the main speakers is practically unbelievable. I agree that you 'should' be able to get them fixed when they break. Do that and tell us all and make lots of friends. I have tried two industry warrantee and repair shops to no avail and now have my SS1 at a local shop which has been quite knowledgeable and successful for other repairs. That ballot is still out, but the first two couldn't crack the code. Jim used a thermistor circuit to compensate for thermal compression from voice coil heat, plus his own circuitry for room boundary compensation. Both are "not normal".
The development documentation, patent applications and schematics are AWOL. It is possible that Jim kept that close to his chest; I know that he did all the repair himself and I can only speculate why. I am trying to find and recover documentation, which would make repair feasible and provide a foundation for working on quieting the background noise.
Anyhow, enjoy your woofers and please share your experience.
