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Thanks Dennis, although I must say I was enjoying the friendly banter on the LS50.

The aesthetic of the cabinet is really just a smaller version of our domestic made Sierra-2 cabinet. We went with the front slot port for 2 reasons, to allow for flush wall mounting for on-wall usage (the cabinet has integrated options for this) and also because there just isn't any room for a...

I wouldn't say the Phil's are a little larger, they are significantly larger. The Luna's are actually about 1/4 the total size of the Dayton cabinet used for the standard version of the Phil. Our Sierra-2 is actually a bit smaller than that same Dayton cabinet, Sierra-2 looks like a giant...

Actually, more like the other way around, which is fine of course as Dennis offers a fine product. Our Sierra-2 was released well before the RAAL version of the Philharmonitor - in fact, without the development of our Sierra-2, which spawned the release of the OEM version of that RAAL tweeter...

Yep, as I stated - he may or may not hear a difference. One possible critical issue is that since we lowered moving mass, overall efficiency of our version is likely slightly higher than the retail unit but I can't give specific comparisons to the retail version since it has been so very long...

If you have an issue with how we marketed the features of this tweeter, take it up with SEAS directly - it is their marketing copy. Better yet, Claus (SEAS's CTO) will be at my office this Wednesday, I am quite sure he would be willing to talk with you directly if you wanted to arrange a time...

Hey Seth, Sorry to hear about the potentially bad tweeter. It has been at least 11 years since I evaluated this tweeter in stock form so I honestly don't know how well the retail unit will perform in this application. We were one of the first companies to evaluate this tweeter for mass...

Hey Guys, The confusion herein is that TLS is using in-room response curves pulled from our forum, these measurements are not anechoic, they include 1st, 2nd and 3rd reflections. All of those dips and peaks that he is basing his assumptions on are room effects. In addition, he is also pulling...

Thanks Dennis, much appreciated!

Hi Ricardo, Actually, while the Sierra-2 tweeter is less expensive than the 70-20, it has considerably wider vertical dispersion than the 70-20, which was a large factor in its development. More comments on this further down... Yes, -- the faceplates, woofer basket frames, were all designed...

Actually, If the definition of off-the-shelf means that component can be purchased by others or from a retailer, no - we (Ascend) do not use a single of-the-shelf transducer. In fact, many of our transucers were developed by us in cooperation with the OEM. And others were developed...

Much appreciated!!!

Oh, believe me -- I totally get it. But I also wouldn't want our opinion on a product that isn't made by us to, perhaps, push you away from trying that product. We are in a tough position. Our phone line is busy nearly non-stop these days. We often hear nightmare stories about other company's...

Thanks Ricardo. I too don't see how anyone can consider this as a negative. As the business owner and having been in this industry since 1984, I do not feel comfortable having anyone on my staff discuss products other than our own. I am confident my staff is familiar enough to represent our...

Hey Dennis, FYI, this is not the same tweeter that you are referring to. This unit is completely custom and proprietary to Ascend and is the completion of a rather exhausting project between Aleksandar and myself that started about 2 years ago. The unit you are referring to, which is also an...

Definitely warmer and more lush than the Ascend HTM-200SE... it is really a different sound altogether but quite nice and musical.

Exactly my thoughts...

No worries strongbadf1 and I am glad that you are enjoying your 340's / 170's! I was really referring to Dennis's post -- it was uncalled for.

Hi Iker, I sincerely apologize for any confusion and for the somewhat condescending responses you have received here. Both of these upgrades are for the Sierra-1 tweeter. NrT upgrades the tweeter to a higher performance dome tweeter while the RAAL ribbon tweeter upgrade is for a custom version...

Hi A330-200, We would be more than happy to answer all of your questions :) Please send us an email at sales@(ourcompanyname.com) or contact us through our online contact form here: Contact Ascend Acoustics Thanks in advance!