I have Sierra 2s as my main speakers for use in my home theater. I mostly watch movies and TV on my system. I'm planning to get a sealed Rythmik sub, since Dave and Brian have both said that the transient response of the Rythmik subs matches closely with the Ascend speakers, especially the Sierra 2s and others with the RAAL ribbon tweeter.

I know that with TVs, dynamic/torch mode is what draws our eyes to televisions, almost out of instinct. It is only after we live with the television in a accurate setting (or better yet having it calibrated) that when we switch back to dynamic/torch, we will notice how inaccurate the picture mode is. To a similar extent with subwoofers used for movies we are likely more drawn to fuller/thicker bass as opposed to leaner/agile bass. But, the highest damping setting is probably most accurate, because it is ringing the least of all the other choices. On the other hand it doesn't make sense to use the highest damping setting on the subwoofer if the Sierra 2s bass more closely matches a mid or high damping setting. The speaker subwoofer transition should be seamless.

Because my focus is more on movies, I will likely get a pair of the larger sealed Rythmik subs. I'm curious which damping setting on the sealed Rythmik will most closely match the transient response of the Sierra 2? I'm planning to set it and leave it there, unless after a couple of months I am still not happy with the sound.