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Best praise vs top criticism for Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 SE2
“>I have about a 3k budget, slightly flexible. AVR Options: Onkyo NR7100, RZ30 or Denon X3800H Speakers: Ascend Acoustics CMT340SE2's for front L/R/C and CMB170's for L/R surrounds Subwoofer options: SVS PB-1000 Pro, RSL Speedwoofer 12s, HSU VTF3, Klipsch RP-1200SW, Monoprice Monolith M-12 V2. A setup like this would utterly destroy what you have right now, it'd be life changing upgrade and well within your $3k budget.”
“Hmm Spinorama has a [much different](https://www.spinorama.org/speakers/Ascend%20Acoustics%20CMT-340%20SE2/Ascend%20Acoustics/vendor/SPL%20Vertical.webp) looking plot for vertical response. Over +- 10 deg and it's pretty bad.”
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