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Thiel CS3.6 and Aerial 10T Comparison

I currently have the Thiels and have been really happy with them however, a while back I had heard the Aerials and was very impressed by them. I'm thinkng about replacing the Thiels with the Aerials. Does anybody have experience with both of these speakers and could advise if this is a good switch or not?
kleiman421
unsound
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IMHO, the 10T's might be more dynamic and the 3.6's more coherent. I think both benefit from plenty of high quality power. Both excellent products, just a matter of personal preference.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
the 10t is one of the loudspeakers that is definately a music lover's speaker. if you have a big and evergrowing music collection and want to enjoy all of it, its a great investment. if your goal is the have a time/phase accurate speaker as an end-all, stick with thiel.
huggerray
55 posts
 
I would audition the Aerials before I purchased them - I was disappointed by many other speakers (trying to be nice here) before I returned to the 3.6 - They allow me to really enjoy the music, without having to worry about the "next best thing", or another brand...
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cdj123
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I owned 10Ts for many years. You do need a clean and very powerful amp else the bass will overwhelm you. I don't think they have the dynamics of the newer Thiels and many modern speakers. You may consider waiting for the new CS 3.7 or possibly Avalon Acoustics. Goodluck.
gundam91
506 posts
 
I'm in somewhat of the same boat. I had owned the Thiel 2.2 for 5 years, and upgraded to the 3.6 about 8 years ago. I've been pretty happy with the 3.6. I've toyed with the idea of changing the speakers to something else for the past two years. One of the reservation I have is what if I ended up liking the Thiels better? Granted, they are not the best speakers out there, but for the money, the Thiel 3.6s are hard to beat.

I spent quite some time at HE2006 listening for replacement candidates that are under $20k. I've narrowed down to three for further auditioning: 1/ Verity Parsifal Ovation ($20k); 2/ Usher Be-10 ($14k); 3/ Hyperion 968 ($7k). It just happened that a dealer in Massachussettes has all three in the same store and have comparable equipment as well. So on my next trip there, I am planning on spending some time for some serious auditioning.

Heard the 3.7 at the show. First, they are ugly as hell. Second, they didn't sound half decent. (the price will most likely be around $10k.)

FrankC
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