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Aerial 10T Beware? Another Look & Buyer's Guide
Wow,,, I'm going to try to make this short.. I really don't like to type or read long post over something like this.. Its boring to me. Anyway my first post was to alert the prospective 10t buyer's of the many sellers posting ads for older version... 
Aerial 10T Beware? Another Look & Buyer's Guide
11-07-00: TswhitselThe 10t is in another league compared to the 8b and can often be had used for less than the price of the 8b. I've owned 10t's for 5 years and continue to believe it is one of the best values in high end speakers. Tswhitsel (Thre... 
Aerial 10T Beware? Another Look & Buyer's Guide
Great post,The only point I can add is that I had an older version and the very latest version side by side for about a months time and could actually see these differences. The wire harness was not such a subtle change. Completley different type ... 
Other than Nemo and the like...
the post asked for which TEST DISC didn't it? When playing a DVD for guest I try to pick out a movie that we will all enjoy as being an excellent movie,,, not a movie to impress my guest how good my A/V is...We do this for the ARTs don't we,,, or ... 
Other than Nemo and the like...
Doesn't anyone use a REAL TEST DVD that allows Video and Audio calibration, adjustments etc and checks if your speakers are properly in phase etc, all that good stuff to help properly setup your Picture and Sound....?? 
The best speaker you ever heard?
I have seen this post asking what are the best speakers for a couple of years and tried to give my answer but to be very honest, never could give a truly honest answer. I kept asking myself which speaker was the very best that I ever heard.. I all... 
Krell HTS-1UpgradedTo????
OF course not,,, NOT FROM KRELL.. Krell wants to rape your bank account. Krell wants their customers who spent 6000 retail on the great HTS 5.1 to trade in that 6000 unit plus reach down deep and pull out another 4000 to end up with their lastest ... 
Aerial 10T Beware
COPY OF AN EMAIL SENT TO A RESELLER OF AN OLDER VERSION AERIAL 10T (name withheld)Hi,,Why is your Aerial 10T ad misleading and incorrectly stating the orig retail price of your 10T speakers serial numbers. The speakers serial numbers listed in you... 
Aerial 10T Beware
Oh yea,,, sorry not too mention Subaruguru and Mitch,,, also long standing veteran members who have steadily been here passing the good news.. WOW it's been a long time now,, from the beginning.. When was the beginning of the forums anyway? Maybe ... 
Aerial 10T Beware
Thanks everyone... All good responces.. Thanks to a site like Audiogon and it's veteran members like Sean who has contributed so much of his time and experience for years helping to educate and teach while we are trying to keep this hobby honest..... 
Is there a better sub than the Aerial SW12?
How about those top model (even the mid level Storm) REL Subs... Are you kidding me... Excellent Subwoofers that do not go boom boom boom. 
Nightmare
Oh my gosh,,,, a room 8x16 by 8ft ceiling ht is a perfect diaster... you can't get any worst.. Those room demensions are about as disasterious as it can possibly get... I wouldn't be planning on spending too much money on a system for that room...... 
Please help, What tube preamp?
HHMMMUUMM ---- Warm & Crisp ha... sounds like trying to push when yea should be pulling.. That sounds a little tough to ask for,,, I always found it to be one or the other or is it that compromise... I read enough and going to bed -- good nite 
Cable Costs Relative to System
Hi,,, wow its amazing cause i'm just about exactly at the same price point for the system cost and cable cost as you are. I was quickly adding it all up and stopped at 60k system cost and over 10k on cable cost. Actual cost are about exactly as yo... 
Compact Equipment
For the CD and preamp Audio Note makes small and very good front ends, for the processor and DVD Meridian as mentioned, for amps it depends on your speakers and room.