Any reviews/impressionsons of Ascend Sierra 2?

I had a pair, they are wonderful. Better than my LS50's. A bargain at the price.

Care to elaborate on the Sierra-2s you had, such as sound placement ease, bass, etc? What are you using now, the LS50s?

I've got a pair on the way. I did a fair amount of reading on line and decided at the price(their christmas/clearance sale) I'd turn my Sierra 1 order into a Sierra 2 order. I've only had ribbon tweeters once back in the early 90's but they were not a great example.

They'll be replacing a front sound stage(I'll order a center later on) of Paradigm Monitor 7v3 and cc370v4. I've also got a pair of Paradigm Signature S6v2 with the beryllium tweeters. Those speakers have to be toed in and can be bright with the wrong electronics.

I'll post my impressions once the speakers arrive. I've already procured some stands!

I also would like to know how the Sierra 2 and LS50 compared.

The Sierra-2's arrived and I'm breaking them in. But right out of the box I'm seriously impressed. As I mentioned they replaced some Paradigm Monitors, but at first I put them side by side with the Signatures using a speaker selector so I could get an almost immediate switch between the two pairs. I used music that I'm pretty familiar with and enjoy what the Paradigms do.

I was quite impressed with how well these bookshelf speakers did against a floorstander like the S6. They imaged so well, and I actually preferred the vocal frequencies of the Sierra 2. I wish I could have compared them using my better quality speaker cables, but had to make do with 12 gauge lamp cord style. Still, apples to apples, the Sierras held their own quite well against a speaker that costs close to 4 times as much.

The Paradigms have the superior bass, can produce more db's, and at this point I haven't seriously evaluated the highs, as I've read the Raal Ribbons need time to break in. This is a seriously good speaker, though.

Several have compared the Sierra-1 to the Kef LS50's and preferred the Sierra. Complaints about the Kef's were that they can be schrill, and fatigue can set in. Also the Sierra has superior bass response. There haven't been as many reviews comparing the Sierra-2 to the LS50, but people really love those ribbons.