DIY speaker mod- Newbie Needs Advice.

Here's an old thread that discussed this issue:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1006214362&openfrom&1&4#1

The answers to your question can be heavily dependent upon your tonal preference.

Thanks Dave. My friend gave me some audiophile grade resistors to try so I will give them a spin. How long for something like this to burn in??

One thing you'll learn real fast when playing with loudspeaker crossovers is that even the best resistors sound terrible.

So, I would try not using that 1 Ohm resistor at all. If you find the speaker too relentless, which is likely not the case if it's actually only a 1 Ohm resistor that's required, then you will need a resistor. The best for speaker use in my opinion are the Ohmite silicone conformal coated wirewound. Many folks like the Mills, but I find them a significant step down compared to the Ohmite.

Blueskiespbd, I don't have Snell speaker so I don't know what that fuse is for.
But whatever it is, you can't just replace a fuse with any 1 ohm resistor
without knowing how much current will pass through it. If the current is high,
you will need a high wattage resistor or you will be looking at a burn out
rather than burn in.

I am not against mod but I think too many of us assume we know better than
the equipment designer. I can tell you from experience that most of us aren't
smarter nor do we know more.

Unless you know exactly what is going on, I sincerely suggest you stay away
from mod.

I have no clue on resistors. I generally just burn in anything by listening regularly (sometimes I'll leave the system running at a low volume while taking care of things in the other room). When I've got about 200 hours on whatever I'm burning in, I sit down for some in-depth critical listening, but generally I find things don't sound terrible during burn-in.

Someone else may have a better idea about the typical break-in regarding resistors. It might be a good idea for you to post the specific resistors you're going to use.