Audiophiles and especially those who market to them love to sweep one of the most important foundations of modern science under the rug: Occam's Razor. "Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem" - loosely paraphrased as, "the simplest explanation is by far the most likely explanation."
The 2.5's are different, possibly because of issues that CINEMATIC SYSTEMS points out, and you may not like them. If you keep listening, there will be "break-in". But what will break in is not the woofers, or your ears, but your brain. After a while it will adjust somewhat to neutralize the 2.5's attributes to what it "expects" and you will find them less of a problem.
I've had many speakers, and I can tell you that a change of speakers always requires a mental adjustment period because our brains interpret a sudden change to be "wrong". So you have to force you brain to "accept" the new speakers first. The right thing to do is use the 2.5's for a few weeks and THEN do scientific A/B testing. At that point you might listen to the Studios and think Yuck! or you might realize the 2.5's are just not to your taste. But the idea of jumping into a random tweaking binge right away is bad advice.
By far the best way to evaluate speaker preference is side-by-side, (blind preferably) A/B testing - which you need a friend or a wife to help you with, in addition to a speaker switch of some sort. In addition you have to be very careful about even slight differences in relative volume levels between the A and B speakers (due to different efficiencies) influencing your judgment. But it's the ONLY way to avoid the placebo effect of assuming the more expensive, highly recommended component is better.
I can tell you one thing - what you've "read" about the 2.5's means close to Zero for you, personally. The reviewers out there (pro's and Audiogoners) are good writers and excellent at subtle self-promotion, but they don't hear anything that you don't. They are masters of manipulating you and each other with The Emperor's New Speakers.
The 2.5's are different, possibly because of issues that CINEMATIC SYSTEMS points out, and you may not like them. If you keep listening, there will be "break-in". But what will break in is not the woofers, or your ears, but your brain. After a while it will adjust somewhat to neutralize the 2.5's attributes to what it "expects" and you will find them less of a problem.
I've had many speakers, and I can tell you that a change of speakers always requires a mental adjustment period because our brains interpret a sudden change to be "wrong". So you have to force you brain to "accept" the new speakers first. The right thing to do is use the 2.5's for a few weeks and THEN do scientific A/B testing. At that point you might listen to the Studios and think Yuck! or you might realize the 2.5's are just not to your taste. But the idea of jumping into a random tweaking binge right away is bad advice.
By far the best way to evaluate speaker preference is side-by-side, (blind preferably) A/B testing - which you need a friend or a wife to help you with, in addition to a speaker switch of some sort. In addition you have to be very careful about even slight differences in relative volume levels between the A and B speakers (due to different efficiencies) influencing your judgment. But it's the ONLY way to avoid the placebo effect of assuming the more expensive, highly recommended component is better.
I can tell you one thing - what you've "read" about the 2.5's means close to Zero for you, personally. The reviewers out there (pro's and Audiogoners) are good writers and excellent at subtle self-promotion, but they don't hear anything that you don't. They are masters of manipulating you and each other with The Emperor's New Speakers.