Setting the speakers "small" still doesn't say what crossover you used.
I give my speakers a decent pounding. I'm currently watching football while listening to a mixture of Crystal Method and Fragile State, with some Gregorian Chant mixed in. I'm in and out of the room(Bears/Packers...yawner)...
Let me throw mine out there...and you'll understand why I recommend speakers the way I do...
I listen to SACD/DVD-A. Those two formats "require" all 5 speakers to match...exactly. How many of us have room for a center speaker that matches our mains?
And if SACD/DVD-A "require" 4(lets throw the...
Sell the complete set with the "known issue"...
We don't know how loud you were listening...and with what powering them. You might find somebody out there willing to take the whole thing for a fair price.
But, I think you should repair them, again. My "newest" speakers in any of my three...