| Re: Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 SE L/C/R HTM-200 Surround
I bought 4 170s and a 340 center about three years ago along with a roughly $500 yamaha amp and a HSU sub. Replacing a Bose system they sounded great, and I still think they are a great value. Only thing I would have liked more would be a bigger and better defined soundstage, for more of a "you are there" kind of feeling, but there are a ton of things that seem to go into that besides speakers (room, room treatment, other components)... They can be wall mounted (170s anyway) but having done that you really have a pretty big box of a speaker on your wall, definitely looked better to me on stands or consoles.
As an inexpensive bookshelf you really cant go wrong with them (again talking about the 170s).
Hope this helps.
--Matt
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