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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?

jrunr
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gphill
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I’m using a Mac MC 452 and C47 with my Aerial 7t’s and it sounds really good to me. Before I was using a Vincent SV-237 integrated and that was okay but the Mac is way better.
fonoman
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No, class-D amps will NOT work as well as high-current amps, because class-D amps are LOW-current.
The Aerials "spend" a lot of time in the 2.5-3 Ohms region, so you need an amp that is comfortable and stable at low impedances. Again, this rules out class-D amps.
You need high current and high damping factor.



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phillyb
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Hi, I own the 7B's. To reference, I have owned Quad ESl 63's, Open Baffle, M3 Sapphires, Dynaudio Confidence 5's. The 7B's are very enjoyable with all types of music, every room is different, but in my room I toe them in to where I just see a touch of the wood on the inside speaker panel, then move your chair towards the speakers and when you hit the right spot you will know it, dynamics, body and detail come to life. I use the Mark Levinson 532H to drive them, and they sound great with that amp. You cannot just place a speaker and be done with it; reviews don't help because their room is not your room. These are wonderful speakers and right up there with the Dynaudio Confidence 5's sound-wise and much better than many speakers made today, with the trend for tilted up upper midrange and highs, so they sound highly detailed but lose the soul and weight of the music. 

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steve59
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Is D-sonic still around? I think the company was one of the first using D modules in affordable boxes.

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