Tidal Contriva Diacera or Aerial 20T V2

My view is opposite to Azjake. As good as Tidal is, ceramic drivers in general do sound much leaner and drier which translates to more hi-fi sound. Tidal does a good job in integrating fine drives with good crossover, but you can't remove the driver sound completely. As for diamond tweeter, that's another can of worms.

Agree entirely with Azjake, of all the speakers I've heard over the last few years, Tidals are perfect examples of a very rare breed that can let you forget you're listening to "gear" of whatever nature. Be it Contriva or any other model, the performance is pure and highly emotional, in one word: music.

Btw, my digital source is AMR CD77 also, it is an excellent match since that cdp "understands" music as well.

Although I havent heard the Aerial the Tidal Contriva Diacera is out of this world and a class by itself. It sounds like nothing else you have experienced so far.

It will be my next purchase.

IMHO

You don't even need the Diacera. Just the Tidal Contriva itself is miles ahead of the Aerial 20T (I have only listened to the previous version of Aerial)

Mike, the Verity is absolutely world class. What does the Tidal have that the Verity does not?