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Aerial Speakers

I've owned several speakers over the past seven years: Wilson Sophia 2s, 3s, Sashas, Revel F52s, and most recently Revel F208s. My Aerial 7Ts arrived two days ago and I can't say enough about them. They are the most complete speaker that I've ever owned. No, they are not perfect! Wilson speakers can play louder and are a smidgen more dynamic. The Revel F208s have a larger sweet spot...you can sit anywhere and the soundstage doesn't change! If I only required speakers for movies I would prefer F208s. I'm blessed to have a dedicated sound room that enables me to place the 7Ts five feet out from the front wall(rear of speaker) and several feet from the side walls. My system is rather modest: 7Ts, Nova 220 se, NAD bee, Silver Audio cable. The 7Ts have a midrange and tweeter that sounds so real its sick. The music extends beyond the speakers and it's the first speaker that I've owned that images appear slightly in front, as well as to the far outside of the speakers. They are beautiful to look at and I hope I have enough sense to just enjoy the music!
ricred1
french_fries
815 posts
 
It "sounds" like the only thing missing here from your description is (perhaps) the last bit of bass extension since you like the mids and the highs. I would have to conclude therefore that you don't need to worry about that issue. Really deep bass is an elusive entity and often does not mesh well with various rooms.
I can also tell you that better cables- i experimented with Transparent's- will
provide more bass if you choose to upgrade. either way, Aerial Acoustics is as reputable as Wilson or anyone else IMO. as long as they are properly grounded
you are "done" buying speakers for some time. I made the "mistake" of upgrading from Eggleston Andra-II's to a much larger/more resolving speaker and i wonder to this day if the trade-offs were even worth it- sure, what i have now is better, even amazingly so. But- the Egg's were so well suited
to my listening room that i often miss them as well.
ricred1 OP
2,058 posts
 
French_fries,

The bass is tight, articulate and just as good as the other frequencies. As far as cable go I never liked Transparent. I had a home trial of Transparent Ultra speaker and interconnect cable. In the context of my system at the time, The Transparent cable was by far the worst. To my ears Transparent represents a bad value...but of course that's just my opinion. I've learned my lessons over the years and I know that I will keep the 7Ts for a very long time.
james633
1,048 posts
 
You have gone agents the grain of this hobby and upgraded to cheaper speakers. I can respect this but can I ask what was the tought process behind the process.

I have heard the Wilson's you owned and also the revel Salon 2 but never anything from Aerial.
mitch2
4,105 posts
 
Years after owning and enjoying a pair of Michael Kelly designed ADS L810's, I circled back around to one of his current offerings the Aerial 9's. Like the L810's, they have a great combination of clarity, dynamics, even response across frequencies and, most importantly, they sound very musical and enjoyable with all types of music. They are also well made, well designed, and extremely well supported by the manufacturer.
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