Aerial replacement for 10T ?


I hear rumors that aerial is about to release their replacement for the 10T, does ant have any info on this, or any other new aerial speakers, possibly anounced at ces ?
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The 8b has PRODIGIOUS bass, overwhelming most rooms, whereas the 7b is a better domestic fit. The original 10t used a precast mid/tweet head mounted onto a QA-nightmare bass cabinet made locally (1/2 mile from me) from MDF. Said manufacturer made MANY MDF cabs for famous names for decades, but QA was always a problem with this small family-run house. Craftsmanship was often quite good, but clone-making was not their forte....
Kelly discovered a fine CAM-cut cabinet-maker for the newer models, and is probably extending that production expertise andefficiency in the Model 9. Hope he nails the midrange finally!
Stehno, what with you? Kelly and I entertained my consulting at Aeriel as QA manager
when he was pulling his hair out with 10T bass cabinet production variability! I have a LONG history in manufacturing engineering and product assurance so it's really no surprise to see (while picking up 40 2-way cabinets I had made at Pine & Baker) the infamous 10T cabinets sitting on the production floor, all slightly different from each other, cottage industry style.
That's where I first saw the prototypes for the mid/tweeter satellite pods, and marvelled at these amazing creatures, realizing that my lowly MDF cabs were way behind the cast mystery-material curve. Ha! The 10T went on the become a great success, despite WAF and cabinet QA problems, and I would imagine (you're right, I can't be absolutely sure, Stehno!), that Mike Kelly is much happier dealing with a Scandinavian cabinet house.
Re: noise-free PCs, my DIY Kits simply use double floating full shields and an outer-wound switched safety ground, and thus offer flexibility in switching out ground loops and rejecting noise. Is this somehow not factual?
Sorry if I too seem a bit sensitive in these matters. It's probably my sore back. Ern