My Aerials did not come alive until I upgraded from 150 watts to 300--solid state. These speakers are not boomy--they, like so many have stated, have a real appetite for power. When they are well fed, the bass is fantastic. I also found the bass improved greatly with sound anchors under them. I have contemplated tube amplification, but I feel that I will need to spend a lot of moola on tubes to get the degree of power the 10T's crave. Good luck! And one more thing--just rested the anchors on aurios pros bearings and wow, well worth the money!
How do you troubleshoot a pair of Aerial 10Ts?
I just returned from a long drive to pick up a nice pair of Aerial 10Ts, only to be very disappointed with lean bass and thin sound. The imaging and midrange was wonderful but the low end authority just stunk. A direct A-B comparison with my Soliloquy 5.3s revealed that my "upgrade" wasn't really "up."
Not to be discouraged, I went through the usual troubleshooting which included checking all connections, verifying that the drivers were indeed working, polarity, positioning, alternate impedance taps, etc. I have narrowed the problem down to the following (assuming that there is nothing wrong with the speakers themselves):
1) My SF Power 2 needs new tubes
2) Different cables may correct this
3) A more powerful, non-tube amplifier may be in order
To all 10t owners:
Have you ever tried a comparible tube amp with these speakers? Does my story sound at all familiar?
Help.
Not to be discouraged, I went through the usual troubleshooting which included checking all connections, verifying that the drivers were indeed working, polarity, positioning, alternate impedance taps, etc. I have narrowed the problem down to the following (assuming that there is nothing wrong with the speakers themselves):
1) My SF Power 2 needs new tubes
2) Different cables may correct this
3) A more powerful, non-tube amplifier may be in order
To all 10t owners:
Have you ever tried a comparible tube amp with these speakers? Does my story sound at all familiar?
Help.