indeed they were! all mysteries solved at once: why they were abandoned by their owner, why they were so cheap, why they were "tested working," why they were as is....someone just blew both tweeters...popped two new diaphragms in, easy as pie, sounding lovely with the new crossovers, sprung for the titanium diaphragms from crites, all for the cost of a couple 2.2's that worked in the first place...only a couple months of my life as cost. thanks for all the help!