Martin Logan Ascent i vs. Odyssey

I have the Ascent I's and pair them with Velodyne SPL-1500Rs. The Rs are fantastic and blend seamlessly with the Ascents once set up properly. I do have an acoustically treated room which helps, but have never wished for a larger soundstage. Of course amp choice and Pre choice is going to have an effect on this as well. My room is 13.8 X 24.8 X 8ft and the soundstage is beyond the speakers width, and very 3 dimensional. Although I don't think I would gain anything from the Odysseys (primarly the Odyssesys really only improved the bass in my listening sessions), I do often wonder if a move up to Prodigy's are worth it. It seems like it would be with the better specs and larger Stat panel. Although the summits are phenomenal, I really enjoy the look of the older models. Completely subjective of course.

I find them to work very well in HT applications. If placed correctly, They don't lack dynamics, which is really the main component for HT. Paired with a good Sub(s), MLs do very well in HT. But I would agree that their main strength is in music which emphasizes the mid and upper frequency ranges. Vocals/jazz/classical all sound very good on stats. don't worry, didn't take it as a criticism at all, as I would say that is a common conception about MLs