Originally Posted by
curtis
Welcome to the forum Mr. Lawrence.
An old co-worker of mine has the 52's(not SE), and a few years ago we compared my old "classic" CMT-340 with it. The biggest difference was that 52 had a bit more bass extension. If you like the SE, and want to see if you can keep more dollars in your pocket, get the 340SE and see if your local shop will let you compare it with the 52SE. I thought the 52SE could be had in the $1K range.
Speakers from the Dynaudio Focus line have been mentioned in a couple of Sierra reviews as Mike has pointed out. I have heard the Focus 140 and the Contour S1.4 along side the Sierras, and if you like either one of them, you should give the Sierra a listen especially because of the price differences.