Any other Sony SS-AR1 owners out there?

There is nothing like a new romance.

Michael Kelly at Aerial informed me the 7T's mid-range and bass performance will equal or better any speaker regardless of price.

The Aerial 7T is a masterpiece for the price.

Drubin..my apologies for seeming disrespectful, however, what I mean by "stupid rich" is that quite often people will plop down a pile of cash without investigating what their buying. Example, the tweeter used in the Sony SS-AR1 is a stock tweeter from Scan-Speak, the D-3004/660000 which is an inferior tweeter to the one designed by Aerial's in house engineer's, which is also made by Scan-Speak. The D-3004 has only six small button magnets on the back of the tweeter in a circle formation resulting in small magnet mass. The Aerial tweeter uses two large solid magnets doulbled up, with very large magnet mass for a tweeter, resulting in greater power handling, better detail
and dynamics. For a speaker selling for $27K, you would think Sony would put in a better tweeter equal to the quality of the one in the Aerial. If your going to plunk down $27K for a pair of speaker's, you should look under the hood to make certain technically, your getting your money's worth.

Peterayer, thanks for your kind words.

Audiozen.-...yawn....my comment to you.... Don't feel sorry for me. I just bought a pair of 27k speakers that I am enjoying immensely. Personally, i couldn't care less whether you think Aerials or Wilsons or Magico outperform my speakers. It has zero effect on my listening enjoyment.

Excuse me but I'm going back to listening to my Sony's now. Good evening and happy holidays fellow a-goners.

Audiozen, because Arial's tweeter has two large ferrite magnets instead of neodymium magnets it has better detail and dynamics? You have no idea what you're talking about.

12-12-11: Audiozen
I was considering buying the SS-AR1's, and feel sorry for those who took the plunge, and will be buying the Aerial Acoustics 7T's as soon as my sound room remodeling is complete. I heard the AR1's while I was in southern Calif. and was impressed, but after hearing the Aerial's in Portland at Fred's, the Sony is no match against the 7T's which blow the Sony's out the window. Best transparency and mid-range clarity I have ever heard. The bass was powerful, rich, very deep and very tight. Aerial's tweeter is an in house custom design, built by Scan-Speak, who also provides drivers for the Sony AR1's. The 7T midrange driver, is also a in-house design, built by SB Acoustics in Wisconsin who provides the mid-range drivers for all the Wilson Audio speakers including the Sasha's. Michael Kelly at Aerial informed me the 7T's mid-range and bass performance will equal or better any speaker regardless of price. They are that good. Before you plunk down $27K for the Sony's, check out the Aerial's and listen. You will be amazed at what you get for $10K, and think twice about buying a more expensive speaker.
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I was considering buying the Aerial Acoustics 7T's, and feel sorry for those who took the plunge, and will be buying the Walmart 14T's as soon as I find a job. It's has the twin turbo quad cam carbon fiber drivers made by Acme Corp that is just amazing. You will be amazed at what you get for $100, and think twice about buying a more expensive speaker.