I agree with the previous remarks. I own the 10T's and find the bass to be defined but never bloaty. They are very amp sensitive, meaning, they need a lot of power to show off what they can do; some very nice tube amps were auditioned and I found they just didn't have what it takes to make the 10T's shine. I mention this because the amps I tried did make the bass seem 'boomy' and ill-defined. (I do not have the bucks to acquire 300 watts of pure tube power which is the minimum the 10T needs.) I suspect that the other Aerial line requires a fair amount of power.
I also believe Aerial makes great speakers, and they will let you know what is happening upstream. I would advise you to take note of the rest of the system before judging any speaker. I recently heard an "all tube" system with some very exotic cables/interconnects and it sounded so harsh and "solid state" I couldn't believe it. Audio is a 'black art'--who can say what combination works well for every ear? It's not easy to audition any components; it requires a fair amount of listening to various combinations, but in the long haul, it's worth your dime.
I also believe Aerial makes great speakers, and they will let you know what is happening upstream. I would advise you to take note of the rest of the system before judging any speaker. I recently heard an "all tube" system with some very exotic cables/interconnects and it sounded so harsh and "solid state" I couldn't believe it. Audio is a 'black art'--who can say what combination works well for every ear? It's not easy to audition any components; it requires a fair amount of listening to various combinations, but in the long haul, it's worth your dime.