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post #121 of 1437
12/28/10 at 6:27am
Quick question...........does acend ever display their models at CES?
I think CES is a great opportunity to see a great variety of audio products you wouldn't normally get to see
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post #122 of 1437
12/30/10 at 4:56pm
I'm considering upgrading my budget for speakers and now have become overwhelmed with options...

Assuming the new set of towers is ~$2k.

And while they may not offer the same speaker as an option for a center a larger center is in the works though right? So lets assume $750 vs. using a ~$450 Sierra-1.

Based on initial rumours of the towers and the Sierra-1's great performance is this comparable to what ~$3K would get you with JTR for example? (assuming 3 triple 8HT's)

The Ascend stuff seems like it will be a great fit for me when released but bang for the buck has me looking at all options.

Any thoughts?

and excuse my totally random assumed costs for the new line but i'm just using what I've seen and factoring into existing line-up cost...for all I know the new towers and center could come out at $2K total making this a mute point
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post #123 of 1437
12/30/10 at 8:07pm
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Quick question...........does acend ever display their models at CES?
I think CES is a great opportunity to see a great variety of audio products you wouldn't normally get to see

No. Occasionally electronic companies use Ascend speakers at CES to showcase their products. I believe Virtue Audio was the latest to do so.
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post #124 of 1437
1/3/11 at 11:55pm
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Quick question...........does acend ever display their models at CES?
I think CES is a great opportunity to see a great variety of audio products you wouldn't normally get to see

Hi KLee,

CES is typically a venue for manufacturers to show off their goods to potential retailers. Since we sell our products direct to consumers (no retailers / resellers), the expense involved in directly displaying our products is hard to justify. That being said, we do attend CES but more so to meet with many of our vendors.
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post #125 of 1437
1/27/11 at 7:23am
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New pic up of a Piano Black tower
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post #126 of 1437
1/27/11 at 7:37am
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New pic up of a Piano Black tower

It's missing a few things
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post #127 of 1437
1/27/11 at 8:48am
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It's missing a few things

I can only afford so much.....its the discounted version
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post #128 of 1437
1/27/11 at 1:45pm
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Originally Posted by merrymaid520 View Post

I can only afford so much.....its the discounted version

Gettin' closer all the time!

Will your early models be considered to be prototypes subject to refinement, or will they be the final version which all others will replicate?

That's a somewhat large wire passage hole to feed the uppermost driver. Is there to be a grommet or other means that would prevent any possible vibration of conductor against enclosure?

Does assembly use Elmer's Glue? ......
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post #129 of 1437
2/2/11 at 4:24pm
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Gettin' closer all the time!

Will your early models be considered to be prototypes subject to refinement, or will they be the final version which all others will replicate?

We will only be shipping final versions, but running changes in the loudspeaker industry are quite common.

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That's a somewhat large wire passage hole to feed the uppermost driver. Is there to be a grommet or other means that would prevent any possible vibration of conductor against enclosure?

The midrange driver is housed in its own enclosure. The hole you see is necessary in order to feed the wires from the crossover to the driver itself. The hole then gets sealed air-tight.

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Does assembly use Elmer's Glue? ......

The glue is actually Titebond carpenter's glue
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post #130 of 1437
3/15/11 at 5:47am
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quick update,

My towers shipped. As you can probably tell, I'm not excited or anxious at all.


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post #131 of 1437
3/15/11 at 6:38am
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quick update,

My towers shipped. As you can probably tell, I'm not excited or anxious at all.



Brandon,

No not at all. I'm sure you wouldn't think of checking the tracking number in the upcoming days. I look forward to your thoughts on the Towers when you have them all setup. Has there been a specific name for the Towers?

Bill
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post #132 of 1437
3/15/11 at 6:58am
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Brandon,

No not at all. I'm sure you wouldn't think of checking the tracking number in the upcoming days. I look forward to your thoughts on the Towers when you have them all setup. Has there been a specific name for the Towers?

Bill

Hey Bill,
I checked the tracking already, I believe Friday is the arrival date The last time I asked dave about a name, he basically said he was too busy finalizing the design and getting my pair ready, the name can come later. Priorities, right! The plan is to leave work a bit early Friday and get them setup, my wife will be gone saturday, so I will have the perfect listening session to myself!
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post #133 of 1437
3/15/11 at 10:51am
I'm anxious to hear some more real world reviews of these. I just moved and my listening area has quadrupled (at least) in area. I'm all about midbass so I was begrudgingly starting to look into some floorstanders to replace my 170/340 setup, all the while wishing Ascend made some larger speakers. Imagine my joy when I stumbled upon this thread!
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post #134 of 1437
3/15/11 at 11:21am
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I'm anxious to hear some more real world reviews of these. I just moved and my listening area has quadrupled (at least) in area. I'm all about midbass so I was begrudgingly starting to look into some floorstanders to replace my 170/340 setup, all the while wishing Ascend made some larger speakers. Imagine my joy when I stumbled upon this thread!

Down..the Tower is great...the midrange is the best from Ascend yet. Imaging is pretty incredible.

That said, those 340's have pretty good output. What sub do you have?
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post #135 of 1437
3/15/11 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by merrymaid520 View Post

Hey Bill,
I checked the tracking already, I believe Friday is the arrival date The last time I asked dave about a name, he basically said he was too busy finalizing the design and getting my pair ready, the name can come later. Priorities, right! The plan is to leave work a bit early Friday and get them setup, my wife will be gone saturday, so I will have the perfect listening session to myself!

Looking forward to some realtime feedback!
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post #136 of 1437
3/15/11 at 12:28pm
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Looking forward to some realtime feedback!

Once they arrive, you got it!
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post #137 of 1437
3/15/11 at 1:48pm
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Down..the Tower is great...the midrange is the best from Ascend yet. Imaging is pretty incredible.

That said, those 340's have pretty good output. What sub do you have?

Well, I only have a 340 center, my mains are 170s and surrounds are 200s. Sadly, those 200s will probably be going away as I think I'm going to have to go in wall/cieling for surrounds with this new layout. I've wondered about just getting a pair of 340s to complete the front stage though, certainly would be much cheaper.

As for sub, I currently have an MFW-15. It's been in storage for 9 months or so though, who knows if it's still working. Hoping it'll hold out for a few months though and then I'm planning on dual Epik Empires. I figure the lows will be well taken care of but wondering if they'd be "enough" of a sub that unless I really underutilize them, there would be a bit of a mismatch.
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post #138 of 1437
3/18/11 at 8:01am
Dave has started a thread about the towers, with pictures and more information.

http://forum.ascendacoustics.com/showthread.php?p=36742
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post #139 of 1437
3/19/11 at 6:44am
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Once they arrive, you got it!

Well??????????? Come on we are all waiting for your thoughts. You must be in sonic heaven so much so that you can not make your way to the nearset computer.

Bill
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post #140 of 1437
3/19/11 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Well??????????? Come on we are all waiting for your thoughts. You must be in sonic heaven so much so that you can not make your way to the nearset computer.

Bill

Hello Bill,
They arrived yesterday afternoon. I had a good solid hour or so of listening, lots more to come today. The Piano finish is superb! I want to save my detailed thoughts for an extensive review but so far, very impressed. As I mentioned over in the Tower thread in the Ascend forum, the imaging, timbre accuracy with instruments, and male vocals really stood out.

As a fellow 2100 preamp owner, originally I had them running crossed over at 80Hz with my only other option being full range as you know. The boys over at Ascend including Dave highly recommend full range for music and 60Hz for movies which I can do through my Yamaha receiver. This morning I have made the changes accordingly and will take some Low end measurements with REW and my RS SPL meter to verify they are blending well with my Rythmik. Dave even said he prefers the Towers full range without a sub at all even the Rythmik.

The wifes sleeping still, so here I sit anxiously awaiting to feed them more watts!
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post #141 of 1437
3/19/11 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by merrymaid520 View Post

Hello Bill,
They arrived yesterday afternoon. I had a good solid hour or so of listening, lots more to come today. The Piano finish is superb! I want to save my detailed thoughts for an extensive review but so far, very impressed. As I mentioned over in the Tower thread in the Ascend forum, the imaging, timbre accuracy with instruments, and male vocals really stood out.

As a fellow 2100 preamp owner, originally I had them running crossed over at 80Hz with my only other option being full range as you know. The boys over at Ascend including Dave highly recommend full range for music and 60Hz for movies which I can do through my Yamaha receiver. This morning I have made the changes accordingly and will take some Low end measurements with REW and my RS SPL meter to verify they are blending well with my Rythmik. Dave even said he prefers the Towers full range without a sub at all even the Rythmik.

The wifes sleeping still, so here I sit anxiously awaiting to feed them more watts!

Hey Brandon,

I'm glad the Towers arrived safely. The pictures of the Towers (yours) that Dave has up over at the Ascend forum look very nice. I look forward to your impressions when you have more listening time with them setup to get the best SQ.

Bill
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post #142 of 1437
3/19/11 at 1:05pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Hey Brandon,

I'm glad the Towers arrived safely. The pictures of the Towers (yours) that Dave has up over at the Ascend forum look very nice. I look forward to your impressions when you have more listening time with them setup to get the best SQ.

Bill

I must be blind--these pics are somewhere here?

http://forum.ascendacoustics.com/
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post #143 of 1437
3/19/11 at 1:20pm
From http://forum.ascendacoustics.com/showthread.php?t=4630.




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post #144 of 1437
3/19/11 at 1:31pm
Thanks. Good Lord those are slick looking.
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post #145 of 1437
3/19/11 at 2:30pm
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Some photos for you folks. More on the ascend forum.
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post #146 of 1437
3/22/11 at 9:59am
Those look absolutely amazing. I really need to make a trip down south to listen to them in person. I think someone asked how they compare to the RC-70s and my guess is that they are in a completely different league. But on a similar note, how would they compare to the original Energy Veritas line like the 1.8 or 2.8, supposedly the best speakers Energy ever produced?
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post #147 of 1437
3/22/11 at 10:28am
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Those look absolutely amazing. I really need to make a trip down south to listen to them in person. I think someone asked how they compare to the RC-70s and my guess is that they are in a completely different league. But on a similar note, how would they compare to the original Energy Veritas line like the 1.8 or 2.8, supposedly the best speakers Energy ever produced?

When the Veritas 2.2 was still in production, I had a chance to do a direct A/B comparison with it and the older "classic" version of the Ascend CMT-340. If anything, it was in the "same league". Of course, then there was the 2.2i, which I have not heard, and the newer SE versions of the Ascends.

yelnatsch, if you are in the LA area, you are welcome to come hear my Sierra-1's (not NrT upgraded yet).
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post #148 of 1437
3/22/11 at 2:01pm
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When the Veritas 2.2 was still in production, I had a chance to do a direct A/B comparison with it and the older "classic" version of the Ascend CMT-340. If anything, it was in the "same league". Of course, then there was the 2.2i, which I have not heard, and the newer SE versions of the Ascends.

yelnatsch, if you are in the LA area, you are welcome to come hear my Sierra-1's (not NrT upgraded yet).

I'll take you up on that offer, but it'll have to be when I get some free time. My friend lives in Long Beach so I'll probably bring him along too, if that's okay with you. He got a pair of 2.2i for something like a little over $300 a few months back in pristine condition. It's really nice, but then again he's in an apartment and his old school receiver pumps out way more juice than my Denon 3311 but weighs twice as much also.

Maybe I'll have him bring his speakers over if that's okay.

Can you PM me a time when you're free for us to stop by?
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post #149 of 1437
3/22/11 at 2:51pm
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Originally Posted by yelnatsch517 View Post

I'll take you up on that offer, but it'll have to be when I get some free time. My friend lives in Long Beach so I'll probably bring him along too, if that's okay with you. He got a pair of 2.2i for something like a little over $300 a few months back in pristine condition. It's really nice, but then again he's in an apartment and his old school receiver pumps out way more juice than my Denon 3311 but weighs twice as much also.

Maybe I'll have him bring his speakers over if that's okay.

Can you PM me a time when you're free for us to stop by?

PM sent....bring whatever you want to listen to.
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post #150 of 1437
3/23/11 at 1:23am
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PM sent....bring whatever you want to listen to.

Thanks, I'll see if when we have time and let you know.

I just have a couple questions:
What are the crossover points?
I see only 1 set of binding posts so am I right to assume there's only 1?
What's the time table for full production ramp up?
Are there combo discounts like the existing Ascend products?
What's the recommended min. distance from side/back walls to set these towers?
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