I own a pair of 10t's in santos rosewood with stands. Fit and finish are second to none. Bought them used at less than half price and find them to be an excellent value for music and occassional ht. I only have a 2 channel setup with a subwoofer.
The 10T's are an excellent full range speaker sonically just slightly on the warm sweet side of life. The bass (depending on the amp) fast, deep, and taught.
Of course, every now and then there is a piece of music(whether classical, pop, jazz, folk, etc) that goes to the lowest lows. Hence the subwoofer. I would highly recommend them.
But no doubt about it, they want as much power as you can throw at them. They are low in sensitivity at 86db @ 4ohm.
To maximize their value, you might consider an amp in the 250 to 500 wpc (8 ohm) range.
If a new amp is in your budget, then you may want to consider the new McCormack DNA 500 a 500 wpc ss amp for $6k. I own the McCormack DNA-2 LAE amp (300 wpc @8ohm) and am impressed daily by what I hear.
IAR (Intern'l Audio Review) rates the new McCormack DNA-500 as the best ss amp in the world. Based on their previous rating of the DNA-2 LAE, I wouldn't doubt it.
The 10T's are an excellent full range speaker sonically just slightly on the warm sweet side of life. The bass (depending on the amp) fast, deep, and taught.
Of course, every now and then there is a piece of music(whether classical, pop, jazz, folk, etc) that goes to the lowest lows. Hence the subwoofer. I would highly recommend them.
But no doubt about it, they want as much power as you can throw at them. They are low in sensitivity at 86db @ 4ohm.
To maximize their value, you might consider an amp in the 250 to 500 wpc (8 ohm) range.
If a new amp is in your budget, then you may want to consider the new McCormack DNA 500 a 500 wpc ss amp for $6k. I own the McCormack DNA-2 LAE amp (300 wpc @8ohm) and am impressed daily by what I hear.
IAR (Intern'l Audio Review) rates the new McCormack DNA-500 as the best ss amp in the world. Based on their previous rating of the DNA-2 LAE, I wouldn't doubt it.