New speakers - Ascend Sierra LX

dagame27
dagame27 Posts: 590
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The Mrs. won her argument about downsizing...the VR2's are downstairs for now. With that, I bought my first ever brand new pair of speakers....the Sierra LX. It has been more than 20 years since I didn't have towers. I'm astonished at how low these can go (not as low as the VR2 obviously). I have dual SVS SB13 Ultras. However, they are hooked up for theater only at the moment.

Ascend has a 30 day demo, and I'll fully put these through the paces and report back. Thus far, there's definitely a noticeable uptick in detail.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,960
    Congrats!

    You absolutely need some foam isolation pads under them when putting on top of a cabinet to decouple them.

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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    Thanks! They actually came with some, and are already on.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,960
    Wayyy to thin, you need something like this https://a.co/d/hovREJl
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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    edited February 12
    Thank you. I see Isoacoustics makes small pucks for bookshelves...any advantage to either? The stand my wife picked out is a bit more than 8ft wide...so conducive to having them there.
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,913
    I would have just moved the system out and let her listen to tv speakers. :D
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,960
    Iso acoustics makes a good product.
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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    Ha! She definitely does enjoy it during movies (she's never used it for music). I was due to try something new. I'll put my vr2's downstairs. I'm sure she hates the svs subs.....but she'll live!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,960
    If it's a floor space issue you can go more vertically and add 6 more subwoofers to reach the recommended 8 for true satisfaction
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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    Ha! She confessed that she just doesn't like the way speakers look in general...crazy talk. Maybe I should just get some giant Magnepans and call it a day
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,032
    You'll also want to pull them all the way forward to the front edge of the table.
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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    Thanks. I'll try that. I ordered some Isoacoustics mini pucks. I liked what the Gaia did for my VR'2 previously.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,105
    dagame27 wrote: »
    Ha! She confessed that she just doesn't like the way speakers look in general...crazy talk. Maybe I should just get some giant Magnepans and call it a day

    Test the waters & just do it. My wife had a hissy fit when she first saw the Maggie 1.7i's. Now fast forward a few months & she absolutely loves them when listening to a movie & also acknowledges how music has taken on a whole new dimension.
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 762
    I’m sure you’ll like them , they’ve gotten some great reviews !
    I have a pair of the Ascend ELX Ribbon’s and love them.
    That’s them next to the Salks when I first got them last year ….

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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    I am really liking them so far. The level of detail is awesome, and they have great bass for a smaller speaker. Now my question is....if I want to hook up my SVS subs to them, how do I do that with my Cary integrated for 2 channel AND my AVR for home theater? I've read about mini-dsp...but lack understanding. There was a time when I considered myself on top of these technology wise...
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 762
    Curious , did you consider the Sierra-2EX V2 with the RAAL ribbon tweeter?

    Bk
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    B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL

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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    I did. I had a conversation with Dave, and he recommended the LX given my uses. He did recommended a ribbon when I add a center.
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 762
    edited February 14
    dagame27 wrote: »
    I did. I had a conversation with Dave, and he recommended the LX given my uses. He did recommended a ribbon when I add a center.

    Dave’s a class act ! He didn’t try to up-sell ‘ya ….
    Great speakers that punch way above their price point - I can’t tell ya how good my ELX’s are … Endgame speakers , and my Salk's are phenomenal- that’s how good the ELX’s are …

    Congrats and enjoy , you prob won’t find better at that price , or above , within reason .


    Bk

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    B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL

    Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Ascend Acoustics ELX Ribbon Towers , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN system

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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 590
    Using the isoacoustics pods to raise the speakers made a tremendous difference in bass output and high end detail. Thank you for the recommendation!
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  • mpitogo
    mpitogo Posts: 507
    I have a pair of the Ascend Sierra LX there's a lot of port noise and chuffing, you may want to use the plugs but this depends on the content you are playing. In my case Dave recommended I plug them and use a sub.
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