CMT-340 SE Main?

[JC1]

Some may remember as I was very much going to buy the Sierra 2's and start a full Ascend HT replacing my Def Techs. Any way I decided to go 4K so i got a 4K BD player and 4K TV. All that means is my budget has shrunk considerably and I am thinking maybe the CMT-340s. How good are these speakers, I really like the look myself? What type of sound do they produce? Someone described them as PSA MT-110's at a better price. Is that accurate? If I only bought 2 to start and ran "phantom", something i have never done nor do i like the idea, is that a good idea? How does that work? Thanks for any help.

[chas]

What Def Techs do you have?

[JC1]

What Def Techs do you have?

Sm 65 LCR and SM 55 surrounds.

[chas]

Is there something in particular you don't like about the Studio Monitors?

[JC1]

Is there something in particular you don't like about the Studio Monitors?

Actually nothing in particular, just kinda obsessed with Ascend acoustics. They do need a bit of gas, I shouldn't say need, but may they sound incredible when given some gas. Maybe the 340's might sound great at lower levels, but I suspect that might be a pipe dream for speakers. Speakers in general just sound good at higher volume levels.

[Begroway]

Actually nothing in particular, just kinda obsessed with Ascend acoustics. They do need a bit of gas, I shouldn't say need, but may they sound incredible when given some gas. Maybe the 340's might sound great at lower levels, but I suspect that might be a pipe dream for speakers. Speakers in general just sound good at higher volume levels.

so you say that it is worth it? worth the money? the reason i ask is because i was thinking to get them myself for a little while now. thank you!

[davef]

Maybe the 340's might sound great at lower levels, but I suspect that might be a pipe dream for speakers. Speakers in general just sound good at higher volume levels.

Decent speakers basically sound the exact same at all volume levels until thermal / dynamic compression kicks in. It is your own hearing that varies with volume.

It is import that you understand what the Fletcher-Munson curves are (more recently known as equal-loudness contours)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour