Would have replied a loong time ago, but I only noticed the thread today, and like someone else said...I've been so happy with them, that I stopped looking at speaker forums.
I've owned the 5T's since March 2016. They are incredible. I previously owned a pair of seriously underestimated NHT Classic 4's, and I was a little worried going from a tower to a bookshelf.
No worries since. I have a huge listening room (about 12'x22', with a high A shaped ceiling), and the imaging, bass, and overall revealing but slightly sweet and smooth demeanor impress me every day.
I compared them to a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.4's when I auditioned them, and the Aerials made the 1.4's sound all wrong. Overly cautious and closed in comparitively. (And, I'm a huge fan of Dynaudio speakers) I auditioned a pair of B+W 805 d3's at home along side them, and they came across as forward and slightly cold sounding by comparison, but they were also great, but WAY more upfront.
The Aerial's seem more subtle, but still present all the detail of the B+W's, but with less obvious fanfare, but counter with far more spaciousness and depth, and more dynamic range. They go from soft to loud VERY convincingly.
They have wide dispersion, so they sound great outside the listening position. I'm running mine with relatively modest gear, a Parasound P7 preamp, with a McCormack DNA 1 amp, and they sound lovely.
They're the first speaker I've ever owned, that I am completely satisfied with. They just put wholly convincing music into my room. They do all instruments correctly, both tonally and spacially, and serve all genres of music very well. Guitars and voices...oh my lord!!!
The problem is, if I talk about them any longer, I won't stop.
But, they're great.
I've owned the 5T's since March 2016. They are incredible. I previously owned a pair of seriously underestimated NHT Classic 4's, and I was a little worried going from a tower to a bookshelf.
No worries since. I have a huge listening room (about 12'x22', with a high A shaped ceiling), and the imaging, bass, and overall revealing but slightly sweet and smooth demeanor impress me every day.
I compared them to a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.4's when I auditioned them, and the Aerials made the 1.4's sound all wrong. Overly cautious and closed in comparitively. (And, I'm a huge fan of Dynaudio speakers) I auditioned a pair of B+W 805 d3's at home along side them, and they came across as forward and slightly cold sounding by comparison, but they were also great, but WAY more upfront.
The Aerial's seem more subtle, but still present all the detail of the B+W's, but with less obvious fanfare, but counter with far more spaciousness and depth, and more dynamic range. They go from soft to loud VERY convincingly.
They have wide dispersion, so they sound great outside the listening position. I'm running mine with relatively modest gear, a Parasound P7 preamp, with a McCormack DNA 1 amp, and they sound lovely.
They're the first speaker I've ever owned, that I am completely satisfied with. They just put wholly convincing music into my room. They do all instruments correctly, both tonally and spacially, and serve all genres of music very well. Guitars and voices...oh my lord!!!
The problem is, if I talk about them any longer, I won't stop.
But, they're great.