Sierra-2 Development Thread

[jackgr@acm.org]

A week ago, I bought a pair of Sierra 2s. I'm blown away by the sound. So much, that I now want to go all in on Ascend, and buy the RAAL towers, instead. Unfortunately, I bought them through MassDrop, so they cannot be returned( (there's a lesson in that), and I don't have enough budget to keep both. I'm therefore thinking that I'll sell them. Can someone recommend a good place to do that, where people are familiar with Sierras?

[ematthews]

A week ago, I bought a pair of Sierra 2s. I'm blown away by the sound. So much, that I now want to go all in on Ascend, and buy the RAAL towers, instead. Unfortunately, I bought them through MassDrop, so they cannot be returned( (there's a lesson in that), and I don't have enough budget to keep both. I'm therefore thinking that I'll sell them. Can someone recommend a good place to do that, where people are familiar with Sierras?

Not so sure you should do this. I sold my 2's and purchased the RAAL towers. With the new Rymik dual 8 sub, you could fill the upper mid bass.
I am thinking of selling my RAAL towers and buying the Sierra 2's again with a new sub.... I purchased the wrong color towers too is what is pushing me to do this.


Sold my bookshelves on the Audioholics sales forum.

[curtis]

Not so sure you should do this. I sold my 2's and purchased the RAAL towers. With the new Rymik dual 8 sub, you could fill the upper mid bass.

But you would lose the midrange detail and transparency you get with the dedicated mid on the Towers.

[ematthews]

But you would lose the midrange detail and transparency you get with the dedicated mid on the Towers.

Your right.. I for some reason absolutely loved the way my natural bamboo Sierra 2's looked on my speaker stands...
Off topic.... Anyway to get the RAAL towers finish redone?

[davef]

Your right.. I for some reason absolutely loved the way my natural bamboo Sierra 2's looked on my speaker stands...
Off topic.... Anyway to get the RAAL towers finish redone?

What finish do you have? I am a fan of the natural finish as well - especially the US-Made natural finish cabinets.

[ematthews]

What finish do you have? I am a fan of the natural finish as well - especially the US-Made natural finish cabinets.

The Satin Espresso. Would love to get the cabinet redone in either black or natural..

[davef]

The Satin Espresso. Would love to get the cabinet redone in either black or natural..

Refinishing in black matte can be done, but refinishing in natural or black bamboo is not going to be cheap as the cabinets must be rubbed down with a solvent to remove the dyes (several times) and then sanded and refinished.

Email me and I can get some quotes for you.

Surprised that you don't like the espresso, that is the most popular finish.

[davef]

A week ago, I bought a pair of Sierra 2s. I'm blown away by the sound. So much, that I now want to go all in on Ascend, and buy the RAAL towers, instead. Unfortunately, I bought them through MassDrop, so they cannot be returned( (there's a lesson in that), and I don't have enough budget to keep both. I'm therefore thinking that I'll sell them. Can someone recommend a good place to do that, where people are familiar with Sierras?

Hi Jack,

Happy to hear that you are enjoying the 2's! Yeah -- if you purchased from Massdrop, you are subject to their terms and I don't believe they offer returns or exchanges. They purchase a bulk quantity from us and our involvement typically ends at that point.

That said, send me an email or private message and we can discuss the possibility of a trade-up -- assuming you have kept the speakers in like-new condition. We have had many customers eventually upgrade from the 2's to the towers, definitely a worthwhile upgrade.