Ascension Audio (Adelaide Speakers) Owners & Discussion Thread

[Sceeta 496]

Yeah and he actually charged less than the base model because there was a bit less material required. I can't speak highly enough of my experience with Edward. By the way I have no association with Adelaide Speakers at all, just one very happy customer.

[:) Go Away (: 229]

Ok, so mostly everyone on this thread have had experience with Edward's speakers and many love it (my self included). However, I have never heard his subwoofer being mentioned. 

 

Are Edward's subwoofers also good? has anyone had any experience with it? Are they active or passive? and if active, what amp is being used?

[gillmaverick 786]

28 minutes ago, :) Go Away (: said:

Ok, so mostly everyone on this thread have had experience with Edward's speakers and many love it (my self included). However, I have never heard his subwoofer being mentioned. 

 

Are Edward's subwoofers also good? has anyone had any experience with it? Are they active or passive? and if active, what amp is being used?

I am using Edwards 3.2 Speaker front stage for last 8 years and I am happy with the sound. Subwoofers are 1230 ETL I think using Eminence Lab 12 inch drivers. Not sure which Amp . Anyway These 2 Subs go down low. I had an Anthem Receiver and when using ARC and neasuring these were flat down to 19 hz If I remember. Hope that helps.

Cheers

[gillmaverick 786]

4 minutes ago, gillmaverick said:

I am using Edwards 3.2 Speaker front stage for last 8 years and I am happy with the sound. Subwoofers are 1230 ETL I think using Eminence Lab 12 inch drivers. Not sure which Amp . Anyway These 2 Subs go down low. I had an Anthem Receiver and when using ARC and neasuring these were flat down to 19 hz If I remember. Hope that helps.

Cheers

 

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1 minute ago, gillmaverick said:

I am using Edwards 3.2 Speaker front stage for last 8 years and I am happy with the sound. Subwoofers are 1230 ETL I think using Eminence Lab 12 inch drivers. Not sure which Amp . Anyway These 2 Subs go down low. I had an Anthem Receiver and when using ARC and neasuring these were flat down to 19 hz If I remember. Hope that helps.

Cheers

Hey Thanks for that. I am also using Edwards Summoner for front stage and matching centre and mine is also being driven with Anthem receiver and Anthem Power amps and happy with it. My current sub isn't that big and I have been looking to get a bit of oomph at low frequencies.

 

Question, since there are no photos of the back of the sub on his site, I couldn't really tell what sort of connectors are available on them. i.e, line level or speaker level connections. Any insight on them?

[gillmaverick 786]

1 minute ago, :) Go Away (: said:

Hey Thanks for that. I am also using Edwards Summoner for front stage and matching centre and mine is also being driven with Anthem receiver and Anthem Power amps and happy with it. My current sub isn't that big and I have been looking to get a bit of oomph at low frequencies.

 

Question, since there are no photos of the back of the sub on his site, I couldn't really tell what sort of connectors are available on them. i.e, line level or speaker level connections. Any insight on them?

I had a look and Amp has both Speaker level and line level inputs. Edwards keeps changing amps though So He might not be using the same Amp. Have a chat with him and He will tell you which one he prefers to use these days. 

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1 minute ago, gillmaverick said:

I had a look and Amp has both Speaker level and line level inputs. Edwards keeps changing amps though So He might not be using the same Amp. Have a chat with him and He will tell you which one he prefers to use these days. 

OK, Thanks for your help.

 

I will have a chat with Edward about the subs.

[gillmaverick 786]

1 minute ago, gillmaverick said:

I had a look and Amp has both Speaker level and line level inputs. Edwards keeps changing amps though So He might not be using the same Amp. Have a chat with him and He will tell you which one he prefers to use these days. 

Also Subs are about 30 kilo each. I nearly broke me back setting these up.

[Suopermanni 271]

Well, been playing around with my Blackwood Ascension M853SQ from Edward. Got to say, it's quite good. I have demo'd a few bookshelves in the form of the Fyne 501, the Acoustic Energy AE500, Focal Arias and a few Bowers and Wilkins. From my experience, it prefer it to all of them except in terms of weight and perhaps treble extension in terms of the B&W but that was the high end model. I would really like to compare this M853SQ with the Wharfdale Linton one day~!

[Ruffter 89]

8 minutes ago, Suopermanni said:

Well, been playing around with my Blackwood Ascension M853SQ from Edward. Got to say, it's quite good. I have demo'd a few bookshelves in the form of the Fyne 501, the Acoustic Energy AE500, Focal Arias and a few Bowers and Wilkins. From my experience, it prefer it to all of them except in terms of weight and perhaps treble extension in terms of the B&W but that was the high end model. I would really like to compare this M853SQ with the Wharfdale Linton one day~!

 

Can we get a few photos @Suopermanni please? What height stands are you using?

 

Cheers,

Andrew

[Suopermanni 271]

@Ruffter Here are some photos of the Ascension M853SQ I have. Got no stands for them so they are on my desk.

[Ruffter 89]

They look amazing @Suopermanni! That leather baffle looks particularly nice! I see Edward has updated his website to display photos of yours and @bryansamui’s speakers too.

 

Cheer,

Andrew

[Suopermanni 271]

Huh, looks like they have too. And sorry @Ruffter for the upside down photo. I didn't realize it turned out that way!

[Evo4.2degrees 0]

Anyone had any recent experience with the Ascension Subwoofers such as the 1225STL and above for music?

Edited November 18, 2020 by Evo4.2degrees

[bryansamui 275]

On 09/11/2020 at 9:59 AM, Suopermanni said:

Well, been playing around with my Blackwood Ascension M853SQ from Edward. Got to say, it's quite good. I have demo'd a few bookshelves in the form of the Fyne 501, the Acoustic Energy AE500, Focal Arias and a few Bowers and Wilkins. From my experience, it prefer it to all of them except in terms of weight and perhaps treble extension in terms of the B&W but that was the high end model. I would really like to compare this M853SQ with the Wharfdale Linton one day~!

I Compared my 853s to the Linton. Very different. Lintons are very vintage in tone. More veiled too. Much prefer my 853s.. Mine were photographed and on their website. I just bought some Goldmund Replica Telos 200 (200w) Monoblocks.. OUTSTANDING

[Suopermanni 271]

On 25/11/2020 at 10:13 PM, bryansamui said:

I Compared my 853s to the Linton. Very different. Lintons are very vintage in tone. More veiled too. Much prefer my 853s.. Mine were photographed and on their website. I just bought some Goldmund Replica Telos 200 (200w) Monoblocks.. OUTSTANDING

 

 

Thanks for the impressions, bryansamui! It helps cut down on the olde ''must try'syndrome.

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45 minutes ago, Suopermanni said:

Thanks for the impressions, bryansamui! It helps cut down on the olde ''must try'syndrome.

I doubt that is the end of it.

[Suopermanni 271]

Just now, :) Go Away (: said:

I doubt that is the end of it.

No but it reduces the number of speakers to try by 1!

[Suopermanni 271]

Has anyone tried Edward's subwoofers in a 2.1 system? I have currently got a Topping D90 dac attached via xlr to a topping a90 headphone amp/pre amp attached via xlr to a March Audio Hypex P252 amp with speaker cables going out to the M853SQs.

 

How would I integrate a sub in there? Does anyone know?

[Bugs 165]

Hi everyone, currently own a pair of 8" 3 way Ascension floor standers Model 863 PSRTL which I'm very happy with but need to scratch an itch and want to upgrade to the equivalent 12" version. Has anyone out there already been down this path, if so was it worth the $'s and effort ? Using a SVS 10" PB sub in conjunction with them but think the bigger drivers would give a more complete sound overall, thoughts please

[ronlife 17]

Hi all, I have enjoyed Ascension speakers for just over 10 years now running them with a Marantz SR7002 AV receiver.

The receiver is now stopped working! Just curious what brand of amp/receiver you guys are running your speakers with for an idea of the kind of sound you are achieving!

I like a detailed and warm sound, which I achieved with my combo of Marantz and Ascension.

Edward created passive Monitor type speakers (flat response) for me - running LR and centre at this stage.

[Sceeta 496]

4 hours ago, Bugs said:

Hi everyone, currently own a pair of 8" 3 way Ascension floor standers Model 863 PSRTL which I'm very happy with but need to scratch an itch and want to upgrade to the equivalent 12" version. Has anyone out there already been down this path, if so was it worth the $'s and effort ? Using a SVS 10" PB sub in conjunction with them but think the bigger drivers would give a more complete sound overall, thoughts please

Hi, I have a pair of 863's and also custom 1293's. They are in separate rooms and the 863's are mostly for home theatre along with a custom centre from Edward. The 1293 are two channel in a large room 5.5m x 12m roughly and sound amazing. I've never found a need to turn on my sub with these. You will definitely get more bass from the bigger woofer but it's also going to be relative to your room. I am more than happy with the bass from the 863 in the ht setup but it's also a smaller room and i run two subs for movies but normal tv viewing the subs don't come on. I have the fronts set to large so they do most of the bass duties. Hope that answers part of your question. Good luck with whichever way you roll.

[Sceeta 496]

54 minutes ago, ronlife said:

Hi all, I have enjoyed Ascension speakers for just over 10 years now running them with a Marantz SR7002 AV receiver.

The receiver is now stopped working! Just curious what brand of amp/receiver you guys are running your speakers with for an idea of the kind of sound you are achieving!

I like a detailed and warm sound, which I achieved with my combo of Marantz and Ascension.

Edward created passive Monitor type speakers (flat response) for me - running LR and centre at this stage.

I run all tube gear with my 1293's and they sound amazing. Preamp is a bat 30vk into a rogue audio amp modified by Dallas Clarke and using kt120 output tubes for about 100w/channel.  Very nice sound. I play mostly vinyl but also a bit of streaming and silver discs. 

[Wayne Clements 4]

i asked Edward to design a 12" speaker in mind that i would be purchasing a tube amp in the future

this is temporary location only for the speakers 

 

"I still have to choose a suitable punchy 12" driver (probably one of the new pro SB Audience 12", modified), but the tweeter would be an SB Acoustics neodymium magnet 29mm ring radiator (superb), 6" mid a SB Acoustics, too, impedance 8 ohms, efficiency around 95dB (1W/1M), power up to 200wrms, cabinet 1220h x 400w x 310d" 

[Axl 3]

Hi, I am looking to upgrade from my bookshelf speakers (Voll b44). 

Many folks on here and other places have recommended Adelaide speakers. My other choices are Dali Oberon 5 , wharfdale diamond 11.3 and monitor bronze 200. Only Looking to upgrade front pair and centre. 

 

I did get in touch with Edward and he suggested the 8883SQTL Timberwolf or the 863SQTL summoner for me paired with the 253SQ centre speaker. 

 

Does anyone have experience with these specifically and can you recommend? 

I live in Melbourne and one issue is no audition available. Does anyone know if a retailer stocks these here. I would love to audition these once if not anything, just to experience them and see if the hype and praise is real! 

[hopefullguy 409]

no they are only sold from Edwards home/garage. its a "cottage" industry set up with personalised choices. rare in sound these days.

 

cant say about that centre but i just picked up an earlier 253ps with 3 way 2w+1m+1t

and it is very very good even "matched" with non matching make/models speakers.

 

 

[Sceeta 496]

2 hours ago, Axl said:

I did get in touch with Edward and he suggested the 8883SQTL Timberwolf or the 863SQTL summoner for me paired with the 253SQ centre speaker. 

 

Does anyone have experience with these specifically and can you recommend? 

I have basically this same front end with the summoners and the centre is customised to suit the spot it lives in. I also have just aquired 2 of his 10" subs and also have another pair of custom built ones just for two channel. Highly recommend them. Happy for you to come and have a listen. I'm on the Mornington Peninsula. Pm me if you are keen.

[Axl 3]

2 hours ago, hopefullguy said:

no they are only sold from Edwards home/garage. its a "cottage" industry set up with personalised choices. rare in sound these days.

 

 

 

 

Oh nice to know. Seems like he has created quite the successful side project. 

 

10 minutes ago, Sceeta said:

I have basically this same front end with the summoners and the centre is customised to suit the spot it lives in. I also have just aquired 2 of his 10" subs and also have another pair of custom built ones just for two channel. Highly recommend them. Happy for you to come and have a listen. I'm on the Mornington Peninsula. Pm me if you are keen.

Nice mate! That is consistent with the feedback I am reading. 

Thank you so much for the offer! 

 

 I live in the northern suburbs just 10 km from the Melbourne CBD and so it will be quite a drive but will surely PM you if I can drive down there when both of us have the availability. 

[Sceeta 496]

3 minutes ago, Axl said:

 I live in the northern suburbs just 10 km from the Melbourne CBD and so it will be quite a drive but will surely PM you if I can drive down there when both of us have the availability

About an hour from the cbd depending on time of day of course. There are pictures of mine on here  if you search for me. Cheers

[Sceeta 496]

On 12/12/2020 at 5:25 PM, Suopermanni said:

Has anyone tried Edward's subwoofers in a 2.1 system? I have currently got a Topping D90 dac attached via xlr to a topping a90 headphone amp/pre amp attached via xlr to a March Audio Hypex P252 amp with speaker cables going out to the M853SQs.

 

How would I integrate a sub in there? Does anyone know?

Hi there. Just for interest as this is an old post but I have just set up two of Edwards 10" subs in my home theater and they are fantastic. Very musical and go down to about 24hz. Brillant on home theatre and two channel. You would be able to connect to the high level speaker terminals on the sub amp if you don't have a pre out on your amp.

[Pim 224]

For those on the Gold Coast or Northern NSW, Geoff from Toma HIFI in Tweed Heads had some Ascension speakers specially designed for him. He's had them for a while but he recently replaced the crossovers in them. They now sound very, very good. We listened on a 10Watt Sparkle amp and it drove them with ease, as that was part of the design brief. I haven't heard that level of detail from any speaker under ten grand and these are about half that.

 

Worth a listen.