cestlavie
03-25-2005, 05:23 PM
And wow. The context is I'm pairing them up, as of right now with a...VSX-56txi (unequalized, too lazy since I'm not planning this to be a permanent setup), a phillips cheapie Divx DVD player, Rca interconnects, monster XP cable (the guy gave them to me for free, I can't complain with the price), paired with ascends on ascend stands (2).
The highs and mids are comparable to the CDT's in my car, but better, that's saying a lot considering that CDTs are 300 something for just a midrange and a tweeter, if ascends fit in cars, I would get them over the CDT's in a heartbeat.
But anyways, enough with the car audio bs. Midrange and highs are definitely not lacking, or overpowering in any way. Midbass, is pretty good, probably not as strong as I would like, but that might be because the way they are EQed or the music I tested them with, but depending on how far away you are from the speakers it can get pretty loud and well defined. As promised, the speakers do need a sub to complement the low end, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who did a shred of homework.
But VERY impressed, due to the lousy nature of the auxillary components (phillips DIVX player, RCA connection), which probably played a pretty big role in how the music came out.
Just got a question though...on the ascend stands...there is a threaded hole in the back. Anyone have any clue what's that for?
The highs and mids are comparable to the CDT's in my car, but better, that's saying a lot considering that CDTs are 300 something for just a midrange and a tweeter, if ascends fit in cars, I would get them over the CDT's in a heartbeat.
But anyways, enough with the car audio bs. Midrange and highs are definitely not lacking, or overpowering in any way. Midbass, is pretty good, probably not as strong as I would like, but that might be because the way they are EQed or the music I tested them with, but depending on how far away you are from the speakers it can get pretty loud and well defined. As promised, the speakers do need a sub to complement the low end, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who did a shred of homework.
But VERY impressed, due to the lousy nature of the auxillary components (phillips DIVX player, RCA connection), which probably played a pretty big role in how the music came out.
Just got a question though...on the ascend stands...there is a threaded hole in the back. Anyone have any clue what's that for?