The Tower Discussion Thread!

[Beave]

Thanks! Now the post from Curtis makes much more sense to me. :-)

[JR123]

Good info. Always nice to know more about the Towers.

Speaking of the towers, that night my friend came over to listen to them we skipped the usual audiophile music and went right to this CD- The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight (1997). Most of the CD has the usual studio cuts, but two or three of the songs are from live recordings. The live songs have some truly thunderous bass. You get that sense of a huge stack of 12" or 15" woofers filling an arena. The dual 5.25" woofers in the Towers capture that sound just right.

[MichaelG]

I ordered the ASCEND towers w/ RAAL yesterday to upgrade my system. I currently have Sierra 1 NRT’s LCR and 340s across the back. I can’t afford to upgrade the center at the moment. I can essentially buy whatever I want however the wife gets to spend the same amount!

My plan is to move the Sierras to the rear for the time being and use the Sierra center. Long-term I plan to upgrade the center to a Sierra 2. Is there any advantage to upgrade the rears to the Sierra 2 as well?

Since I live 1.5 hours away from ASCEND I think I will take the Sierras in to be upgraded. Is that still an option and what does it normally cost? Is that still an option and what does it normally cost?

Now the waiting begins as I’m sure ASCEND is very busy after Black Friday!

[natetg57]

My plan is to move the Sierras to the rear for the time being and use the Sierra center. Long-term I plan to upgrade the center to a Sierra 2. Is there any advantage to upgrade the rears to the Sierra 2 as well?

I would say yes, but that's because I enjoy listening to multi-channel music. For movies, the improvement may be less noticeable. Instead of upgrading all three to Sierra-2s, I think a better investment would be a Horizon w/Raal, as long as you can fit it. Or a custom sized Horizon equivalent.

[MichaelG]

I would say yes, but that's because I enjoy listening to multi-channel music. For movies, the improvement may be less noticeable. Instead of upgrading all three to Sierra-2s, I think a better investment would be a Horizon w/Raal, as long as you can fit it. Or a custom sized Horizon equivalent.

That is an option I was considering. I will have to do some measuring. One Horizon w/RAAL is close to upgrading 3 Sierra’s in price.

[MichaelG]

I received and installed the Towers. Love them. I am currently using a Sierra 1 NRT center. I can tell the difference from the RAAL towers. I guess I never realized how much of the movie/TV sound comes from the center. So, the wife is getting the Sierra 1's for her living room and Dina is sending me a Sierra 2 center until the Horizons are available in March. Wife made me agree to upgrade the carpet and tile in the house for Xmas next year. Seemed fair to me!

[dkuster]

I received and installed the Towers. Love them. I am currently using a Sierra 1 NRT center. I can tell the difference from the RAAL towers. I guess I never realized how much of the movie/TV sound comes from the center. So, the wife is getting the Sierra 1's for her living room and Dina is sending me a Sierra 2 center until the Horizons are available in March. Wife made me agree to upgrade the carpet and tile in the house for Xmas next year. Seemed fair to me!

NOOOO!!!

Horizons won't be available til March? Is that the current view?

I hate waiting...