Posts by jtenn

So if I purchase the 340's for the front 3 and the 200's for surrounds would I be better off bi-amping the fronts and going with a 5.1 system or buy 2 pair of the 200's and do a 7.1 setup?

I've listed a couple of my HT equipment pieces. Will add more later.

Newbie01, Did you decide to try the 340's?

Since Ascend gives you 30 days to try them out do you think you might try the larger 340's? I like using Walk The Line as a Demo disc also.

Quote:Originally Posted by Newbie01 To Grill or not to Grill that is the question... I have the 170SE...anyone notice improvement with grills off? Mine have always been on but I am wanted to get a little more upper range...

Quote:Originally Posted by S_rangeBrew He figured it was better to turn the EXBAC off, as my Audyssey AutoEQ could probably do a decent job taming the boomy bass turning off EXBAC adds (as turning off EXBAC increases baffle step...

Quote:Originally Posted by Newbie01 I have my 170 SE mounted on VideoSecu One Pair of Side Clamping Speaker Mounting Bracket with Tilt and Swivel ...they are about 4 inches from the wall...enough room for space for the rear...

Quote:Originally Posted by cschang That will compromise the soundstange/imaging for two channel music.I don't really use the room for anything but HT so it should be OK.

Well I bought some brackets to move my screen out from the wall 12". That should help with the aesthetics of room. I'll rerun Trinnov again after moving everything and report back.

Robert, I moved my mains closer to the screen. They were already toed in slightly so I stuck with that. In the Ascend owners manual it mentions moving them out from the wall directly behind them 1-2'. This places the mains and center...