Verity Audio Parsifal vs. Aerial 10T

Keep the Totems and look for improvement in other areas.

RGS92 said the downside of his 10T's is their inability to dissapear.

"Little soundstage at all in any direction (no depth or layering or wide-stage affect). Very aware of 2 separate speakers, little transparency. Not very detailed. Sound does sound like it comes right from the drivers unless you are in a very narrow sweet spot."

As a long term Aerial 10T owner, I couldn't disagree more. In my setup, they are sonically invisible. Nothing seems to come directly from the drivers, just a huge, well defined soundstage suspended in the air.

I dont get a fantastic amount of depth or layering, but that's probably due to the fact there's a massive mirror behind the speakers (see my system pics).

RGS, maybe you should try adjusting your speaker positioning or try some room treatment.

Sorry I have not heard the Parsifals so I cant give the OP any advice there.

Kind Regards
Mick

The Von Schweikert VR-4Sr are nowhere near the performance of these two speakers. I have hear both in the same listening room and I would buy the Verity but that's just me.

I wonder why the previous feedbacks are focusing on points
that not subject to good & better selection.

Sound Quality of any system can be modified to a certain extent with change of components, inter-connects, sp cables
or even power cables. But " detail-ness " is one thing
you can improve from rather from low level to a better level with the components/cables changing. To some extent, no more changing of components can add to detail-ness as
the speakers can do no more ( expcet loudness ).
Up to the Parsifal level, the detail-ness you can have is not the other speakers can give you with any trial of cables change.

Of course, with Parsifal, upgrade of cables/components
can still go further, since the sweetness and detailness and rich-ful-ness is there
with them you may even willing more to invest furhter later
as you will love them more and more daily.

A more natural competitor to the Parsifal in that they sound more alike than different is the Merlin VSM-MXe. Both highly resolved speakers. With all the speakers I have heard over the years, my favourite two were Verity and Merlin - I chose Merlins, but could have been happy with either.