anything bad about cbm-170???

[Eddie]

ASDF,

I'm a little late coming to this thread, and it's kind of moot now that you've already ordered, but recently I had a chance to A/B the CBM-170s against my 340s...and surprisingly, preferred the 170s!

If you want the details go here:

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/1/151678.html

Anyways I think you'll be very happy with your purchase, congrats!

[pegleg]

I'd say the 170s had 2 problems for me, if you can call them that:
1. They needed a subwoofer for DVDs and for organ music
2. On top of bookcases, the tended to have a distinct "sweetspot".

In contrast, the 340s, also on those bookcases, do NOT have a sweetspot--the whole room seems to be equally good (Dave said they had better horizontal dispersion, I believe).
Also, I'm not sure I really need a subwoofer with the 340s: haven't found anything really requiring it yet, even the organ music.

Pegleg

[bikeman]

Also, I'm not sure I really need a subwoofer with the 340s: haven't found anything really requiring it yet, even the organ music.
Pegleg

You may not "need a subwoofer" but I'll bet Hsu 2 or 3 would give you a greater appreciation of your organ music. The 340's are certainly no slouch all by themselves but when we get down to 35 - 45hz, there is a very noticeable difference when a quality sub is added.

David