Martin Logan Ascenti's or the new Vista. Help

Johnk, I appreciate your post. I used to own a pair of AeriusI and a pair of SL3. I loved the warm sounding of the AeriusI and the spatial open of the SL3. I have listenned to the newer versions of ML and you are right, ML is going towards HT direction. Well, those were the days...

JC, I bought the Aerius I new and lived with them for over 10 years. Aerius I is the most coherent speakers I ever owned including the SL3. Three feet from side walls, and four 1/2 from front wall, toed in 1/4 degree. This is just my own opinion abt the Aerius I with my own musical preferences : soft jazz and mostly vocals...For bid bands or full orchestra, SL3 is definetly a better step up. BTW, thank you all you folks at ML customer service. You are the last samurai who know what customer service is all about.