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Aerial 10T MK2 switch to active xover and/or more?

Did anybody switch to electronic crossover in these speakers?
I fairly recently boght these speakers and still in the quest of getting from them the best sound.

First my consern was about dedicated Sound Anchor stands, but elevating them didn't seem to be the good idea to me since my listening height is aligned with speaker position.

My second and consern is overemphisized bass. I think that crossover point to woofer should be lowered. I might also think that isolating bass cabinette from the floor placing them onto Sound Anchor stands, but not sure of the magnitude.

Please share your thoughts
Thanks!

Speakers are currently driven with 2xSunfire SRA in biamplified configuration, Classe 30 preamp. Listening Distance = Distance between speakers =~5'6". Ceiling height = 9'4"
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goatwuss
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I would not mess with the crossovers. Sounds like you have a room acoustics problem. I'd get an RTA, and play with placement and bass absorbing room tweaks.
jallen
502 posts
 
Xover is fine. Get a Bryston 4BSST, and some good speaker cable ten or twelve awg and they will sing, mine sure do. A tube preamp is great as well. I like my 10 t's very well. Jallen
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marakanetz OP
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Thanks for suggestions. The system had been moved to a different room, but before I've never experiensed these problems.
Sunfire amps are fair contenders to Bryston or Classe ones but with substantially lower price and I like them together with my little super clean Classe 30 preamp. What's done so far is tightening the speaker drivers all of them and moved 1" further from the rear walls. In my vinyl set up I've adjusted VTA. So far the balance is substantially better. Now I've got to the point of loading speakers with lead shot or truely placing them onto the stands. Sound Anchors are probably to tall... Is there any other good options?

Thanks to all!
mdconnelly
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I've been a long time owner of the 10Ts driving them with a McCormack DNA-500 amp. I can tell you that placing these speakers too close to a rear wall will definitely muddy the bass. I have mine on the long wall of a 24x12 room pulled out about 15 inches between rear of speaker and rear wall and about 9 feet apart. Bass is deep, tight and tuneful.
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marakanetz OP
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OOPS in my previous comment I meant 1' further totalling to almost 3' away from the wall.
Now they're 5' appart and my listening distance is 5'.
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