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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
salevick
67 posts
 
Mike, I own Aerial 8's which have similar load requirements. I drive them with CA-150's as monoblocks. This recommendation is from my audio dealer-Overture and they were correct. The bass is tight and the treble is accurate. I use a CJ 14L as the pre. Hope this helps. The Classe amps are often on audiogon for reasonable money. Steve
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
mac mc352, mc402, etc.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
I drove my 10t's for several years with a pair of Classe CA-301s. I take it you're using yours in a HT system so maybe you want to get the best LF slam you can. In my experience with the 10t's they need all of the quality power they can get. 250-300 watts per channel is about the minimum. They do start to sing at that point. I may be moving mine in the HT system soon.

Good luck,

Dan
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