Aerial Acoustics 7B and Best Amplifier Pairing

Theta dreadnaught or if you can swing the Enterprise mono's they are incrediable!!

I used a 14B SST with a pair of 7B's, Bryston BP25 preamp, and Harmonic Technology Truthlink interconnects. I would not characterize the Aerial's as warm. Accurate, maybe. Warm, no. The system was very revealing and too bright for my taste. Ultimately, I replaced the 7B's with Von Schweikert VR4 SE's, and the BP25 with a First Sound Presence Deluxe II. Now, it all sings. Whatever you choose, the 7B's seem to love power. Get more than you think you'll need.

I ended up with a Bryston 6BSST to drive the fronts and center channel. The best way I can describe the change is the feeling one experiences after an airplane ride. Your ears are buffered during the initial ascent but eventually open up once the pressures have equilibrated. Listening to the Aerials 7B with the Denon is a similar feeling. The speakers now sound impeccably clear and precise. The change was definitely observed on 2 channel music but even more remarkable on the 3 then 5 channel theater on the Diana Krall DVD.

The Denon AVR 5803 still drives the two surrounds. They are fine but I suspect that if they were driven by another Bryston 2 channel amp it would be even better, perhaps some day. Thank you for the excellent suggestions.