just stuff in... no tape required.

nobody said you need tape anyway. look up the instructions online, none said you need tape

ohya it's just mild heat. subwoofer only gets hot if you blast

I will rage if you are my housemate...

But if it sells in harvey norman, it will be retail price right? No??

your speaker is still fresh...

haha... that amount of time given your speaker still sounds like trash XD

believe me... that's what I thought when I receive my Edifier S530D the first time.

now my S530D is well grown up and sounds great

s530/s730...suggest around 200 hours above to enter its good condition......

it will burn-in if you connect s730 sats to c3

and yes woofer needs to burn in too or it'll also sound like trash.
so you need to think about it too

no need to rush, after come back from hometown only continue burn in

Why don't u just use it slowly and experience the change in sound xD

not sure but this is what I learned

for headphones
soundstage sounded like you're in a wide huge area thanks to the way they designed the speaker enclosure
and sometimes a tiny reverb/echo creates an awesome soundstage
so I'm guessing that tiny reverb/echo is what implies to soundstage for speakers
(till now I have yet to know how it sounds like on speakers.  I've only tested flat and boxed speakers and this is what I learnt)
separation...
depends on what you mean though
but mostly it refers to music and vocal separation.
if music and vocals sounded like together... then the separation sux
if you can hear vocals and music separately(cleanly) then the separation is awesome(or it could get too much too)
separation is identified when both music and vocals play on the same volume to see if these two elements are well separated or well blend.
hope chu understand XD

Aiks... You should enjoy the process. Wasted. 

    Where's ur first?

Or you're turning them into 4.0? xD

Not sure with others but I think I can do it with my laptop. Setup to rear and front.