I am looking to upgrade my living room setup. I already have an Energy RC setup in the family room which I love but I have wanted Ascends forever. I was looking at a few other brands but keep coming back to the Ascends.
I would only be running a 3.1 setup. I plan on purchasing a new receiver (Denon or Yamaha) and a Rythmik FV12 subwoofer. I will be using this setup for movies, games, and listening to music. Music is important to me which brings me to my next question. Are the 340's good with music (2.1)? I have read quite a few differnet opinions on this (great for home theater but not much info regarding music). I like my Energy setup but it is definitely missing something in the mid level as you turn it up.
I was also looking at the Sierras and really like those but they are quite a bit more than the 340's. I doubt I would get the NRT upgrade because it simply is to expensive at this time (maybe down the road but I have a feeling I would be more than satisified with the stock Sierras). I could swing the Sierras but the 340's are quite a bit cheaper. The Sierras look way nicer but I am used to black box speakers so I could live with the 340 style (plus I would buy the pedestals to put them on).
Any opinions? I don't want to have to buy an external amp to help power either one of these (just the denon/yamaha receiver). I have gone back and forth between them so many times and can't seem to come to a decision.