2nd Rowland Model 1 to improve my Aerial 10Ts?

Thanks guys! It looks like things may not be as simple as I had hoped. New CD player? More powerful amp(s)? More efficient speakers? That's a lot of thinking that needs to be done!

Hello Brian:

Keep the 10t's. You'll have to spend a LOT of money to get anything remotely better.

If I were you I'd look for an amp first.

Best,

Paul :-)

Beemer.........I agree. I went through a number of speakers before hearing a pair of 10Ts. They were the first speakers for under $10k that sounded perfect for my tastes. I would have trouble selling mine! I found one for $700 that had some very slight warping of the cabinet on the front right corner after the person who owned it had experienced a flood. It is a flamed maple cabinet. I tried to order a matching maple 10T from Aerial, but they had quit using the maple, so I ended up with a sonically matched speaker in black. One day I'll have the maple one refinished to match.

I called Aerial today and whoever spoke to me agreed with a previous poster who had mentioned that bridging two Model 1s would not be the best way to go. I will begin my search of amps in the local stores and take something in the 300+ watts category home, just to see what differences I hear with more power pushing the 10T's. It would be far easier (and more affordable) to find a powerful used amp that pleases me than to start a new search for speakers. Some of the speakers I favor won't work well in my room.

Another one sliding down the slope! :) Brian, I agree with your decision. Beemer is the one who taught me the ways of the 10t's. It's always easy to tell someone to go spend more of their money, but if they come to that conclusion it's all the better.

Have fun!

Dan

Dan.......I almost hate to get back into "the hunt". I remember that it was driving me crazy a few years ago and then the sun came out when I finally stopped and just enjoyed listening to the music, rather than trying to "hear the gear".

The biggest challenge I faced was whether to select speakers I really liked and work the other gear to get the best sonic match I could afford, or to build around an amp. This remains one of the issues I am tempted by! The Pass Labs Aleph 3 amp sounded SO good that I wanted to build around one.....before finding the 10Ts. I still lust after a system built around the Aleph 3, but was never able to find speakers that appealed to me that could be pushed successfully with the low power of the amp. The fact that the Aleph 3 is now REALLY priced low starts the speculation all over again. With luck, I'll be smart and can find a well-powered amp that I can afford in order to bring out the best of the Aerials! I have a feeling that this would cost less than trying to build around an Aleph 3.