Mmmmm....170SE's

[BradJudy]

Soundin' great...



Close up on the new drivers:

[curtis]

Nice Brad....can you give an assessment?

[Asliang]

Damn that looks nice. I personally was thinking of printing some designs on a photographic paper and wrapping it around my Ascends. : P

[BradJudy]

Nice Brad....can you give an assessment?

I did - they sound great.

[jermy4]

Thanks for the pics. I just wanted to get another look at those beatiful speakers.

Do you think it was worth the upgrade?

[curtis]

I did - they sound great.

OK, OK......

[BradJudy]

Do you think it was worth the upgrade?

Yes, I think it's worth it and I'm planning on upgrading my 340c. So far, I've only been listening to music on the SE's, but I'm very happy with them. I expect that, for movies, upgrading the center will make much more of a difference since most of the content is there.

I'll put it this way, I think my next upgrades will be electronics rather than speakers (perhaps the sub). I'm contemplating something like an Emotiva UL amp or Outlaw 7125 amp, but I also lost the source in my second system the other day and need a replacement. I'm considering upgrading the player on the Ascend system and moving the Pioneer 563a into the second system as the source. Maybe a Cambridge 540D (I don't care too much about the video since I run interlaced to my 4805 and let it handle the video processing, which it does well).

[curtis]

Very cool Brad. Since it is spring, might you end up custom veneering the center channel too?

[BradJudy]

Very cool Brad. Since it is spring, might you end up custom veneering the center channel too?

That's a possibility, but I haven't decided yet. I'd have to think a bit more about how I would do the veneering and then talk to Dave about how the transaction would work (it's more like buying a bare MDF 340SEc and trading in a classic 340c).