while i'd love to hear a $2000 ascend speaker, i'm not sure i could bring myself to pay that much for a speaker. the CMT-340SEs are already often compared to other speakers priced much higher than they are, and in some cases are declared the clear winner. not to mention i can't afford to spend $2000 on a pair of speakers...
if ascend were going to expand their speaker lineup, i'd much rather see a sub woofer added to the mix specifically designed with 340s, 170s, and 200s in mind for the rest of the setup. seeing as i don't have a sub yet, i would snatch one of these up in a heart beat!
CMT-340SE2 Mains & Center, CBM-170SE Surrounds, Rythmik F15, Emotiva XMC-1, Emotiva XPA-5