Aerial 10t vs B&W 802

Yup,one of those 10 tees owners on a rant.I have KKnow idea why so many folks think 8's; when they cost less than 10's new; but seem to be worth more used/or about the same.Listen to the 10's if you can; and the B&W's.Then you'll be closer to the orchid. These speakers NEED good ancillary eqpt.If your equipt. ain't good enough now;when you do upgrade they will sound better and better as in they won't be the limiting factor.I've read a few who say they don't immage or dissapear well.Few do until they are in the right room/and set up well. As I have upgraded to better stuff/the soundstage gets deeper/and beyond the speaker boundrys (sides) I'm also not quite sure why most people think 10T's and HT at the same time.Well they are a 2 channel speak.1st/then bodacious SS next. Sorry if this sounds like a paid disclaimer--??

As a 10t owner, I can tell ya, these need a quality frontend to show their stuff. 10t has no sonics of it's own, it's a mirror of the source. I've owned mine a year, and have completely replace my entire frontend in that time. Pure magic now! System: BAT VK50SE preamp, BAT VKD5 tube CD, Sony SCD777ES SACD, Pair of Levinson 33H, 10t's. I do not regret a penny of what I spent. Awesome!

I came down to the 802s and the 10ts for a system. I chose the 10ts because they had great sound at all volume levels. Thew 802s needed higher volumes to sound alive. I can listen all day to the 10ts.

0I am neither an 802 or 10T owner although I have auditioned both speakers. To me, the two speakers sound incredibly different, so, based on your personal taste, I don't think you should have any trouble choosing between the two. I auditioned the 802's with BAT electronics (VK-50 and VK-500). I found them to be bright (typical B&W sound, to me) with a moderately overemphasized midbass and not a lot of bass extension. Also, in this audition, I found them to be kind of lifeless, which may be the fault of the setup rather than the actual fault of the speakers themselves. The 10T was auditioned at a different store, different day. The 10T had better bass extension, no midbass bloat, excellent treble, but had a range of upper midrange brightness that, to my ears, bordered on harshness or stridency. This speaker was auditioned with McCormack DNA 1 and Aragon 8008BB amplifiers. No preamps were used. I didn't end up buying either speaker, and based on my own personal criteria, would not recommend either. I did prefer the Aerial over the B&W. I think you wil be making a mistake to rely on other's opinions since speaker evaluation, more than any audio evaluation, is an extremely subjective exercise. Different rooms, different electronics and cables, even the music which you bring all play huge factors in how any speaker sounds to any individual. Go listen for yourself. But in my opinion, these speakers sound as different as night and day (even the Aerial 7's and the B&W 802's are radically different), so you really should be able to find one which you like better very quickly between those two.

Thanks a lot to all who responded. Anyone also has experience with KEF reference Model 4? Shenzhi