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While I've not listened to the Aperion Verus Grand, nor the Ascend Sierra Towers with NrT, I went through a similar decision last year when I purchased the Ascend Sierra Towers/Horizon with RAALs and spent many hours going over and over this. It really depends on your usage, likes, budget and...

rsmt2000, Thanks for reviving the thread. It got me thinking again which I admit, I've not done in some time. Also, I appreciate your impressions on the Sierra towers and am happy to hear you're enjoying the towers. My use of the Ascend Sierras is very much limited to HT and usually on...

Mostly upgrade fever supported by continuing to read the forums and some about sound ("what if" question). Don’t care about brand reputation and aesthetics was lower on the priority list, even though the electrostats look very cool. During my search I spent a lot of time and effort listening...

rsmt2000, When I first purchased the Sierras and ran audyssey, I was experiencing the opposite problem. Audyssey was setting my trim levels in the +9db to +11db range. Finally figured out that my projector was making background noise and the mic was picking this up, thus, causing excessive...

Peng, Thanks. Where can I find the thread you started? This will certainly be very useful so I don't have to waste money on poor recordings, especially if it's on SACDs.

One of the biggest surprises over the past few weeks with the Sierra towers is the difference of sound quality to my ears between sound tracks. For example, I listened to 2 Bruce Springsteen CDs and a Garth Brooks CD. Raised in Jersey, home of the Soon to be Stanley Cup Champion for a fourth...

Gov, I'm puzzled as well. When I ran Audyssey earlier in the week, I didn't think about the master volume, thus, it was set at my prior listening setting (I believe -20db). The results I got were crazy. In addition to a Phase error message, all my trim levels approached maximum (+10db to...

Received the same Caution Phase message from Audyssey this week with a new system. Researched the topic and there can be a number of issues that cause the error including speaker manufacturer intentionally reversing the phase due to crossover, room acoustics and mic placement, not necessarily...

Re-ran Audyssey this weekend using FirstReflection's suggestion to set the Denon master volume at 0db. It worked! Much better and more logical results, and no polarity error message (also performed THX Optimizer Phase test to ensure my Sierra towers are connected correctly). Thank you...

Yes, this is my novice, personal and humble opinion.

Great Information! I was thinking of the master volume before running Audyssey and set it on what I would normally listen to, approximately -25 db. I'll run Audyssey this morning and set the master volume to 0 db. Don't want to default the Denon yet as I have other settings such as input sources...

Did re-positioning of the Sierra towers and the sub last night. Re-ran Audyssey XT 32. An exercise of complete frustration and futility. Audyssey is now showing inconsistent caution messages of 1 of the Sierra towers being out of phase. This did not happen during my setup run. I checked the...

Spoke with Ed from SVS today. He shared a wealth of information about the PC12-Plus, Denon’s Bass Management system, Audyssey, room acoustics/sub placement, interaction with the Sierras and guidance to equalize the sub with the rest of the system. He definitely gave me good direction to ensure...

Jeff, Thanks for the crossover guidance on the 170s. Currently Im crossed over at 100hz and I'll make the switch and check em out. I thought long and hard about setting them up on stands, however, simply don't have the room. I've received a bunch of comments about the surrounds from family...

Wizot, I ended up going with Ascend 170SE’s as surrounds based on Dave’s recommendation (He recommended Sierra-1 for a music oriented system and 170s for HT). When the speakers arrived I was initially shocked at the height and depth of the 170s and so was the installer. I mounted the...

FirstReflection, Thanks! I’ll review the step-by-step process and begin work. Last night, I had a mind changing experience with the SVS PC12-Plus. Moved the sub a few inches off the side wall, took it off the sub-dude and ran it hot. Played the Incredibles plane/missiles scene and the...

FirstReflection, So far, the sub is a disappointment. In fairness, I've not yet done a sub crawl. That's a topic for another thread. I'll PM you. Watched Hugo this weekend. Great movie. Very simple and touching story-line. Audio is great for dialogue and surrounds, however, little to no...

Thanks. I figured that the Black Matte is not reflective and I do mostly HT. Plus it was less money. :)

Pictures of the Towers/Horizon with grills off.

A few pictures of the Sierra Towers (grills on).