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I listened to the Aeris at a dealer's home in Virginia yesterday. Only set up for SACDs or CDs. No vinyl and a relatively small room with 8' ceilings. Impressions: Deep bass present but decay time seemed wrong. Upper frequencies too bright for my taste although they can be toned down with the audio processor that comes with the speaker. A front row center speaker. Excellent cabinet work and is a handsome product to most people. Midrange good but on some male and female vocals had an edge that I did not like. Amps were transistor. The above faults could possibly be corrected with a larger room, a high wattage tube amp and a different preamp and a vinyl front end or some combination of the above. Will lister again in Chicago next month. Also will hear the V. I currently use an Infinity RS1b in a large room with tube amps and a Spectral preamp. I re auditioned the SACDs at home on my system and the bass had better decay and just seemed more correct and above frequency problems were not noted but my system is voiced for a mid hall sound. The Vandersteen 5As are a better choice in my opinion if you have a smallish room and are not playing at loud levels.
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Ruxtonvet - would you like another audition with better gear and a better room? Mike admitted to me that with his room and gear his speakers didn't sound close to mine. I'm in McLean, send me a PM if you want to bring some music and hear them in a different setting (I think I have my system posted here).
Jay
Wow, that is supriseing. I heard them extensively at CES last year and they were stunning. Large room, Levinson front end. They were some of the best I heard. They introed them at Apoxna in Jacksonville about 3 years ago and it was the same thing. I am seriously considering them if I ever upgrade (and want to get divorced).
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