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In Reply to: RE: Ryan Tempus III, Devore Gibbon X, JM Reynaud Concorde Supreme or Aerial 20T posted by mitch2 on May 12, 2016 at 17:00:10
Are you buying new or used, in which case, which version is the Aerial 20T?
My guess is that that the Aerial 20T, of those speakers, is the best fit for "pop/vocals, blues, and rock, in large'ish room." Big bombproof woofers, very strong midrange.
I also have to say, those are four loudspeakers that are all rather different from each other.
I'd also say that if you are buying new, Wilson Audio's Sabrina is an obvious candidate, and do not be misled by experiences of long ago; Wilson's "house sound" continues to evolve.
If you like the sound of Aerial, Wilson Benech's Square Five
is another good choice.
jm
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Thank you John, I will take a look at the Wilsons.
I do like Aerials and have owned Model 9s for years. Having owned ads 810s years ago, and the many positive endorsements for Aerial speakers, led me to try the Aerial 9s and I haven't regretted that decision.
I have considered 20Ts, v1 or v2, but the potentially limited dispersion of the ribbon may not fit my multi-use listening room.
I have heard good things about the Ryan's and I have heard and enjoyed the JMR Trente'
I am most familiar with Aerial. What about the others sounds significantly different?
To put it in the fewest words... the JMR I think has a "European" sound while the Aerial has a big but not brash "American" sound.
I have not heard the Ryan, but my guess is that if the Aerial is driven properly it will sound bigger and go deeper than the Ryan. What I mean by driven properly is the 20T V.1 had a nasty crux of low impedance at a point where the phase angle was "difficult," so you need a conventional amp with huge current and damping factor.
The Halcro switch-mode amps could not cope with the 20T V.1, but the Plinius SA-250 wrestled them to the floor.
The ribbon tweeter is great in that it avoids some amount of ceiling reflections that might be problematic in some rooms. However, again in some rooms, it might be disconcerting to stand up and the treble stay seated, so to speak.
Hope that helps.
BTW, if I were to win the Lottery and wanted to buy a big serious speaker for non-crazy money, Vivid's $28,000 B-1 Anniversary would be on the short list.
ATB,
John
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