Any other Sony SS-AR1 owners out there?

Cool down Pete..Its not my intention to denigrate the Sony's. They were my first choice earlier this year. They sound wonderful and the cabinet work is stunning. This is an open forum and will attract non owners as well. There is
nothing wrong raising the issue to explore options. There are a handful of speaker brands between $6K and $15K that will give Sony, Wilson, B&W a run for the money. The Sony has a better multi-layered cabinet than the Aerial's, but the performance of the Aerial's at $17K less is breathtaking, as well as the Sony's. Sony is only making a one time run of 80 pairs for the U.S. They have just about reached that number and currently have a smaller
version in production which will be out soon.

Yes, but Audiozen you did denegrate the Sonys in your original post by saying:
"the Sony is no match against the 7T's which blow the Sony's out the window."
I'm sure you heard what you heard and that the Aerials are great speakers in their own right, but as others I'm sure have noticed, you heard these two speakers in completely different rooms with what I would have to assume were different upfront electronics. These are two of the biggest variables you could possibly introduce to comparing speakers so I'm not sure how certain your conclusions can be. Again, who knows, you may be right, but there are some huge variables here to make such bold assertions. Now, if you had heard the speakers back-to-back in the same room with the same electronics it might be a bit more meaningful. But of course there's always the moving target of personal tastes, compatibility with associated equipment, system setup, and on and on...

I'm quite cool, thanks, and remain skeptical of your motive here.

I heard the SS-AR1 at last year's RMAF in the four-channel Ray Kimber? demo. They had stunning realism. Congratulations Dserota. They are excellent speakers.

Audiozen, you could stand to learn some manners.

feel sorry for those who took the plunge

have to spend well over $20K to get an outstanding performing speaker. That thinking is for the stupid rich.

Could you be any more insulting?

There is nothing like a new romance.

Michael Kelly at Aerial informed me the 7T's mid-range and bass performance will equal or better any speaker regardless of price.

The Aerial 7T is a masterpiece for the price.