Re: New to Ascend - just ordered the Sierra 2 and Horizon center with RAAL
Glad the Sierra-2 and Horizon won out over SVS. Good choice!
1. This is all going to depend on your room and your preferences. I run my Towers as large, but since you're running bookshelves I would probably run them as small. Just try both and see which one you like better in your room.
2. Again, depends on your room, heavily, as well as your seating distance. 80 Hz is very typical and should work for most circumstances. If you play at really loud levels in a big room you may need to cross higher than that.
3. I absolutely love these stands, they are beasts, just get the right height to have your tweeters at ear level: http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PGLS300
-Alex
PS4/Nvidia Shield --> Emotiva XMC-1 --> Emotiva XPA-5 --> Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers and Horizon Center w/ RAAL tweeters (L/C/R), HTM-200 SE (Surrounds), 2x Rythmik F12 subwoofers