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i would like to thank Dina and the ascend team, i got my lifetime speakers.
i put my order on thursday feb. 6 and received my speakers today wednesday feb. 12.
moving the s2 to SR/ SL duty now that the towers are here.
watched madmax earlier, havent run audessey yet gonna do it after the rear speakers are wired.
Nice setup, Rysher.
the speakers have been playing close to 24/7.
played a bunch of music genre, poison, styx, collective soul, metallica, queen, def leppard, van halen, genesis, pink floyd and bob marley. what stands out to me is the bass, the drums on the bob marley music is "solid", "forceful,.
there is definitely more "ummph" now than with the s2's but i havent quite put my thumb on the mid range yet. any advice on what songs, movies to play for the midrange?
havent run audessy x32t yet. s2's havent been wired.
thanks
Congrats on the new towers. I just received my three 2EX order for LCR yesterday and have been in awe. I previously owned Klipsch RP towers and KEF LS50s. The KEFs are interesting in their own way, but the 2EX exceeds them in clarity and does not cause fatigue.
The only thing that leaves me wondering is what they would sound like with the bigger ribbon that is used in the towers. I just read an old thread where someone custom ordered this on the Sierra 2. Now I am kicking myself for not thinking of that. Someone ease my mind and tell me it's not that big of a difference.
Last edited by Spamilton; 02-14-2020 at 08:34 AM.
The RAAL in the tower will:
1. Be much more expensive.
2. Have greater efficiency due to it's larger surface area.
3. Have narrower horizontal dispersion due to being wider.
4. Have greater dynamic ability.
5. Require a modified Sierra-2 cabinet to accommodate the much larger enclosure of the tower RAAL.
6. Require a custom crossover.
As for the audible difference beyond that, I have never heard the towers so cannot comment.
Ed
* Sierra-2EX's W/V2 crossover upgrade
* (2) Rythmik F12's
* Parasound Halo P6
* Audio by Van Alstine DVA-M225 Monoblock Amps
* MiniDSP 2x4HD For Sub calibration
*World's Best Cables Canare 4S11 speaker cables
Thank you for the input. I may hold off because the sound is already amazing, but I think I'll get a quote to see if it's worth it. The larger surface area may be better for my room size, but I don't really know how much it would add. I'd just get the towers, but I've already gone all in on my bookshelf setup with dual subs. They just wouldn't fit appropriately at this point.
I'm loving the EX upgrade over the standard 2's. I had a guy bring over his 2's to compare. He noticed the increased clarity and midrange detail as well as the bass improvement.
Interestingly, if you look at the specs of the Towers vs the 2EX's you will notice that the 2EX has deeper rated bass extension.
Ed
* Sierra-2EX's W/V2 crossover upgrade
* (2) Rythmik F12's
* Parasound Halo P6
* Audio by Van Alstine DVA-M225 Monoblock Amps
* MiniDSP 2x4HD For Sub calibration
*World's Best Cables Canare 4S11 speaker cables