Last Speakers Aerial 20T or Vandersteen 5A


Which Last & Better Choice for only MUSIC not HT
AERIAL 20T or VANDERSTEEN 5A.

I have Meitner DAC2 & Transport, Simone Yorke & Graham 2.2
Benz LP, CAT JL2 & SL1 Ultimate + VIOLA LABS SS Amps/Preamp.
size room 18 x 13 x 8.

Thanks.
razen
Based on Fremer's review of the 20T, your room might not be big enough to get the best out of that speaker. Better try them both in your (very nice) system if you can.
Dude, listen to both of these loudspeakers in your own system, then YOU decide which is better!
Pursuing Drubin's remarks, I'd go a bit further and comment that your room size could be problematical with either speaker. I think, however, that the Vandy 5A might be the better choice since it offers the ability to contour the bass response using its built-in 11-band equalizer. Both of these speakers are fine performers, but if cost is an issue, the Vandy 5A is a much better value. Before you make a final choice at this price point, you need to evaluate both speakers in your listening room -- $15k to more than $20k is a big chunk of change to spend on a full-range speaker that may not perform well in your listening room.
Having heard of but never listened to any of the components or speakers you list, I figure I'm qualified to be wrong as much as anybody.

As to the room size, I don't believe that is an issue at all unless it is deemed a very 'live' room acoustically. But then that room would be a problem for any speaker. And that's assuming that the wall behind the speakers is one of the short walls and there's not many windows, etc..

In fact, having had a listening room with your dimensions, I would go so far as to say that your room dimensions are near ideal for this size speaker assuming it is truly rectangular and closed off.

If you have the right amp for the 20T's I would speculate that the 20T's could be a real contender with the 5A's. If not, then I think the V5a's are probably the better and safer route. But then again, you're talking about $7k difference in price too.

-IMO
Sounds like too much speaker for your room. Both, that is. Listening will tell. How you do that, is another story....