Amp Upgrade for Aerial 10t's

people are stuck on the wpc spec, they really dont know any better. its how good the power is, not neccisarily how much.

I'm not stuck on specs, I'm an EE.

Guys, I'm not saying you can't run the 10t's on 40-50 watts. What I'm saying is that these speakers have a nominal impedance of 4 ohm, which means they can drop really, really low under the right conditions. You do run the risk of clipping low powered, and even some higher powered, amps. More specifically, these speakers need a high current amp. User beware. I know several dealers that will not even attempt to run the 10t's on tubes. I wouldn't go that far, expecially considering some of the big tube amps that are available. If you listen at low to moderate volumes you probably will be just fine.

As for performance, 500 watts is no guarantee of great sound, I agree. The quality of power is what matters with the 10t's. This is especially true with bass response as Holenneck posted before. My experiences with the 10t's lead me to believe that the more quality power you give them, the better they respond.

Best to all and enjoy those 10t's!

Dan

Dan Thanks
I agree,what I was trying to say is that although not optimal one can still get by with a smaller amp on the 10T's.
Now Holennecks's Krell is a very nice amp and I am sure it does a fine job pushing the 10t's.What I will do is use my Zeus on the bottom and the M150's on the top.According to Mark'o'brian @Rogue the Zeus will drive anything out there by it self.When told him about bi-amping with the M150's he caaled me "nuts".Anyway if not satisfied with the above solution I still got my mint ML27.5 to drive them with in fact I got my eyes open for a second one in a 9/10 condition with the intention to bi-amp the 27.5
All the best and enjoy the hobby.
George

FWIW, I was once truly impressed by the 10T's run by Pass X1000's.

Thanks for all your input. It just goes to show how many good alternatives there are out there.

A couple of amps I see often on Agon that look worth pursuing include the Classe' CAM-200 mono blocks, the Plinius SA-250, the Krell KSA-250, and possibly the Jeff Rowland Model 201's.

The CAM-200's look like the best bang for the buck, but I don't want to get the upgrade bug after 6 months of using them.

Your opinions are appreciated.

Thanks again,

-Mike

PS Does the upgrade bug ever go away? I always say I'll be satisfied after this last purchase - but a couple days on Agon and I'm at it again!