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Best amp pairing with Aerial Acoustics Speakers?

I have some Aerial 7B's and I have been contemplating upgrading to the new 7T.  Does anyone have suggestions as to what amps pair with Aerials the best?  I have heard a lot of people paired the older Aerials with Classe, Bryston, and Theta.  But now with Theta being mostly Class D amps, and Classe having the same path forward, I wonder of that makes a difference...  

On that note, I would love to hear them with the new ATI class D amps, as well as the Levinson 532H amp. (I haven't heard the amps, but people say they have amazing midrange, which is what Love about the Aerials right now).

I have also looked way off into left field and saw a Plinius SB-301 MkII for sale here as of late...

Anyway, my questions stands.  What amps pair the best with Aerial Acoustics?

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jl35
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Had the Classe Twenty Five with the Aerial 8. Great combo
linnlingo
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I would go w/a Bryston SST2 w/7B's. You can save some money from the new 4B Cubed. The combo balances out very well.
czarivey
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I use Sunfire 300 with my 10t's

I wish I could 'intercept' great deals on Sunfire 600 which I believe is a true undisputed heavy weight world champion that can still take down ones priced up to 10 times higher.

I also concur to suggestions of using SMC products. DNA250 comes into mind, but it can be more budget oriented model such as 125..

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jrunr OP
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Has anyone tried Aerial with the new Class D Amps?  ATI? Bel Canto?  I wonder if they would work as well as a good high current class A/B amp from Theta, Bryston, Krell, etc...
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jrunr OP
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Second question: would the newer Aerial 7Ts require different Amp/processor combos than the older 7b speakers?  I know they have different sonic characters so I wonder about "processor/amp pairing" with the different Aerials...

just a thought...
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