Amp Upgrade for Aerial 10t's


I've got a pair of Aerial 10t's driven with a MacIntosh-7106 amplifier. The amps 6 channels are bridged to 3 at 200 watts each (third is for Aerial Center Channel). I'm looking for recommendations for upgrading the amp. My thought is to use the 7106 on the center still and get something new to drive the 10t's.

Two amps on my research list are the Plinius SA-250 and the BAT VK-500.

Any recommendations are appreciated.

-Mike
mfishhead
I don't know, Rgs92. Mine image very well, but it is room and placement dependant. Once I got them about 1/3 of the room length from the front wall bass and imaging really came into focus. I agree with you about cables improving their sound. The 10t's will show the differences, if they're truly there, in any upstream change you make in your system.
Dan_ed, you may be right, as I had them only 2.5 feet from the wall. There just didn't seem to be much depth to my ears, and images were a little smaller-than-life. But I nevertheless loved them for their natural, un-hi-fi sound. They are very forgiving of even the harshest recordings, but still provided a sense of real-life, there-in-the-room presence. They also did a great job of removing digital grunge.

I still recommend a Pass X-series amp, but one problem is the heat it generates.
I also own the 10 T's, which I love. The issue with the Aerials is that the 10T's Love power, I have the Mac 2500 monster Solid state Amp(500wpc), and At times the 10T's cause the red led clip lights to blink. I would not recommend a Amp less then 250wpc. I have Jeff Rowland Mono Blocks in another room(Model 7's II-750wpc/4ohms)& I'm temped to hook them up, just to see how they handle the load! Do not underpower the 10Ts.