Most of the regulars from this forum have chimed in there, so perhaps this is a bit redundant, but just in case any of you might have missed it there's a very interesting thread going on at AVS in which the poster auditions a number of different (more expensive) brands against the Ascend 340s.

You can find the thread here.

Unfortunately, it looks like the Boston VR3s will win out in the end, but if nothing else the thread reaffirms what AMAZING performance the 340s deliver at their price point.