Hey all,

A few years back I upgraded my modest living room system and was hoping to hear some Ascend Towers, but they were delayed, and I needed speakers and heard some monitors I really liked and ended up with them and a quality sub for my $2k. Been real happy, even comparing to a friend's Sierra 1s in my room on my gear with my music for most of a night.

No regrets, but I liked the Sierras a lot.

Fast-forward to the present and I'm putting together a dedicated room. It's not perfect, but I'll have total freedom when it comes to setup and treatments. 12X14 with a peaked ceiling rising to 12' from 8' at the walls. Treatment there will be, lots of it. I'd love nothing more than to keep it simple and go with big (truly) full-rangers like the Philharmonic 3. But I think the room is just too small. Treatment or no, smaller speakers and multiple subs seems more logical to smooth the bass response.

My short list consists of the Ascend RAAL tower and a couple of three-way monitors also offered by internet-direct companies, none of which I've heard. I have heard the Sierra 1, which put a smile on my face. So I'm leaning heavily in that direction.

But I can't drop $3k on a pair of speakers without hearing them. Just can't do it.

So, after bearing with this long-winded post by a guy who doesn't hang here, is there anybody in the midwest who'd be willing to let me have a listen to their RAAL towers?

Thanks!

Shaun