Sorry for the delayed response. Life got in the way and I only installed them last week. I do not have my new TV in the room yet, but listening to music on them, they certainly had a different (better sound.) I cannot put my finger on it but I liked the upgrade a lot. My dad (who gave me the speakers) assisted in the upgrade. He also thought it had a much better sound. The Academy center channel was a little bit of a pain to upgrade but just took a little longer to get it done vs the Chorus II which had much more room to work with.
I just wanted to thank everyone here. This was the best upgrade I have done and saved me the disappointment of getting new speakers and not liking them or trying to compare them to the chorus II.