Looking to compliment my 340's

[airs]

Hi there,

I have a pair of 340's up front, a pair of 170's for the rear and a HSU VTF3-MKII. They are powered by a Pioneer 1017tx-k. I'd like to get a center channel but now that the SE's are out, I'm not sure what to do.

Can I upgrade my existing 340's to SE's myself? Is there a process in place to do this? Should I do this or just leave them alone and get a 340SE center?

Thanks!

Eric

[Quinn]

The new SE drivers don't fit the 340 cabinet. If you do the SE upgrade you are getting a brand new pair of speakers. The 340SE is timbre matched to the classic as well. Doing just the CC as an SE should be fine.

[airs]

How much is the upgrade for 2 340's to 340SE's? Also, how much would it be to upgrade my older 170's to the new version?

Thanks,

Eric

[Mag_Neato]

I don't know about the 340's, but last I was quoted about the 170 upgrade was $180. That covered the new drivers and crossover swapout, testing, cleaning, packing and return shipping.

[bikeman]

I have both the 340 SE's and the Classics. I've used the 340C with the 340 SE mains and it worked really well. The SE's go lower but for a center channel, that's not a major issue for my purposes.

David

[BradJudy]

Eric,

If you want, I'd be happy to sell my 340c (classic version) to you. I've been meaning to replace it with a 340SEc, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

If you want SE's all around, consider selling everything and buying new ones. While I had my 170SE's upgraded (because of the special finish), it's a better deal all around if you sell classics and buy new SE's. It's usually cheaper than having Ascend upgrade them for you, someone else gets a decent deal on used speakers, and Ascend doesn't make money on upgrades anyway.