I'm new to the forum here, but not new to Ascend. A few years back I bought a pair of the original CBM-170's. I've received a great deal of listening pleasure from them. I actually never new how good they really were until fairly recently when I upgraded my amplification to a Vista Audio I84 EL84 tube amp. I almost decided not to upgrade my speakers. Almost.
I'm waiting on a pair of piano black Sierra 1's to arrive. I'm really looking forward to them. My 170's will have to take a step back to strictly TV/DVD detail. Hopefully they won't be too upset.