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chicubs
02-19-2009, 07:32 AM
Hello,

May I first say thank you to those who helped me out responding to my last post, MagNeato et al:) As a noob to the world of high fidelity I really appreciate it.

I am on the fence about matching my CBM-170 se center to new Ascend fronts. In an ideal world I would have had room for a CMT 340 se center, but alas it would have been a giant pain to accommodate (furniture & distance from wall).

So my question is this for a room 15'x20', driven by an HK AVR-254, should I go with CBM-170 se fronts or CMT 340 se?

Would the CMT 340 se fronts overpower the dialogue coming from the CBM-170se, or would it be just right for someone like me who listens to a bit more music than audio-visual stuff.

Chicubs

p.s. Those CMT 340 "Classics" look like a steal.

chas
02-19-2009, 08:59 AM
The 170SE mains would be fine, but with proper calibration I don't think the 340SE's would overpower the center, and would probably enhance music performance.

Either way I would stick with the "SE" line to match your center.