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curtis
02-16-2004, 04:38 PM
I think the Yamaha would be fine.

Give Ascend a call about their receiver pricing and custom painted cabinets.

-curtis

Larry.H
02-16-2004, 11:32 PM
lmao man you are all over this place curtis.thx again

Larry.H
02-18-2004, 08:38 AM
I am thinking of upgrading my receiver to HK.This is what ive found so far:

avr525 for $480
avr430 for $660
avr630 for $739-$800
The problem I'm running into are 2 fold.First I dont see what the differance is between my yamaha RV703,and these HK's are,except more power.Secondly i have wife factor to deal with.$$$

picasso
02-19-2004, 03:38 AM
hk receivers are high current. you'll definately like it more than your yamaha. in the meantime your yamaha will do just fine.

picasso_04901@yahoo.com

Larry.H
02-23-2004, 05:30 AM
went with a HK 320.Just got my speakers hooked up(to the yamaha for now)tell Hk comes in.

By the way the speakers sound 1000 fold better then the ht in a box yamaha speakers,(dumb noob question coming)one question I have is looking at the back whats the top? Does the baffel go on top or bottom.
on a side note:I dont see where youd need a sub for the ascends.Maybe its just because im used to cheap speakers but these things have plenty of bass.

side note 2: speakers were 99.8% flaw free only flaw was a spot where it looked like someone dropped it on the back side half round.No big deal to me though seeing how it is in a shelf setup.

JohnnyCasaba
02-23-2004, 07:48 AM
Larry H

Congrats on the new speakers, when you say baffle, are you talking about the ports on the back? On both the 170 and 340 L/R's, the port should be on the top part of the speaker. Also, there should be an Ascend sticker and serial # sticker on the back of the speakers which should give a clue to which side is up.

Larry.H
02-23-2004, 08:37 AM
ok thx thats how they are setup thinking i mighthave to flip them over.I have a peice of wood that hangs down in the shelf to hide the light,it is only about 2" from the port on the 170's

Larry.H
02-23-2004, 02:16 PM
when i goto order the 2 rear speakers do you think it would be better to have 3-340's across the front and use the 170's as rear speakers

curtis
02-23-2004, 02:38 PM
That's what I did. Depends on the size of your room and if you have any mounting issues with the speakers.

-curtis

Larry.H
02-23-2004, 11:45 PM
14x16x7.6H if i did get 2 more 340's for the front they'd have to sit horizontaly in or on thr top of the entertainment center.so the l&r would be 6' up off the ground and the center sits 4 1/2 feet off the ground.there'd be about 8"between the l/c/r.

do you think the HK avr320 will work ok

curtis
02-24-2004, 12:18 AM
In that application I think I would stick with the CBM-170's.

And yes...the 320 should do fine.

-curtis

Larry.H
02-24-2004, 01:34 AM
ok thx again as always guess ill try to talk her into 2 more 170's

curtis
02-24-2004, 01:53 AM
With the left and right CBM-170's so close to the ceiling, you might want to try them upside down and see how that sounds to you.

-curtis

Larry.H
02-24-2004, 02:09 AM
from the top of the 170's to the ground is 6'.do you think they'll work ok there or should i turn them over.also the port on the 170's is about 2" from a peice of wood that hangs down in the shelf to hide the lights.Will this cause problems? am i suppose to use the felt feet on the 340 or does that matter?

curtis
02-24-2004, 06:42 AM
I think that 2" space should be OK....it is not an actual wall, right? Does it cover the whole back of the 170?

Try the speaker upside down and see which sounds best to you...but it does not seem as close to the ceiling as I originally thought.

I use the felt feet just to get a bit more isolation from the TV surface, but I think I am going to try some of those pads that JohnnyCasaba mentioned in another thread.

-curtis

bombadil67
02-24-2004, 08:22 AM
There's also a felt divider option that goes on the CBM for applications where the speaker is going to be placed overhead.

Not sure how well it works, but you may ask Ascend about it.