Aerial 10 T Owners Need Advice

Any thoughts on the 10T compared to VAndersteen 3Asigs?

I really liked the 10Ts but found the bass a bit loose for my taste. Highs and mids were wonderful. As a former vandy owner i say there is no contest between the 3a's and the 10 t's the aerials win easily. More open sound, more range, i just liked them better. The winner for me, and now occassionaly seen at give away prices, was the Dunlavy Athena. Just because the firm went under doesn't mean the speakers don't still sound great and i've seen folks dumping Dunlavys cheap.

Ditto what Piezo said about the 10T's. A very nice smooth midrange and non-fatigueing treble. A warm speaker overall, but the bass is a little loose and will require a beefy amp for discipline. I would recommend a SS amp, tube preamp, and cardas cable/IC's.

Bigkidz, I thought you were looking at the mezzo utopias awhile back?

I/ve owned a pair for 6 yrs and wouldn/t trade the sound for anything else in this price range. I have recently had a problem with the finish on the head unit and it/s not been resolved. I/m driving them with 200 watts of ARC s/s amp and they sound great. Don/t buy them if you don/t have very good s/s amp or very powerful tube gear. They are a nominal 4ohm load.

Jazzdude,

I was looking at the mezzo utopias but the used price was $6K and they are a little big for my room I feel. The 10Ts have a slightly smaller footprint. I have a Pass X-250 which Bound for Sound loves especially with speaker loads at 4 ohms. I have heard so many speakers over the past three months but have not found anything that really floats my boat except the Sonus and they are $7,500. The 10Ts may be just what the doctor ordered. I also was looking at the matrix B&W 801s but since they are long discontinued, B&W does not support the product any more, so I ruled them out. I did hear the Piega 3 LTDs but my matrix B&W 803s walked all over them.

Happy Listening and thanks to all for the help!