I have owned a pair of CMT-340SE as my mains for many years now and I could not be happier.

Now Dave has ruined everything with the release of the Rev. 2 🤣

Seriously, the CMT-340SE2 at their introductory price must be the most obvious no brainer in the history of speakers.

Considering you have an AVR (as I do) you are going to love their high sensitivity. As already mentioned, Ascend surely does not have a bright soud signature to their speakers, but they are not tame either. My CMT-340SE just sound "right", whether with music or movies. You can always EQ a bit if it suits your tastes better.