Rather than get involved in the debate, i will just share my own experience. I have several HT systems, one of which is Aerial 7b and cc3 with Bryston and Lexicon amp and processor. I am extremely pleased with it, espeically in the ht mode, which gets most of the use in this system. The subs are sunfire btw. I would say that the Aerial has a sound quality-as do virtually all speakers-but with the right power and the right front end, I do think they are quite refined. The other HT setups use Thiel and Totem, and while they are all quite a bit different in character, I do enjoy them all. I have found the Aerial to perhaps lack a little "air" at the top, but that is it, and it is a minor quibble.
