Aerial Acoustics 7T / Serria Towers

[nino]

I was lucky enough to go over to a friends a couple hours away and listen to his new Aerial Acoustics T7s. I was truly blown away.On the drive home I kept thinking to myself I wonder how these compare to the Serria towers. Could anyone shed some light on this topic? I understand the T7s are 4 times the cost.

Cheers,
Nik

[Blutarsky]

It might be unlikely for someone to do a AXB comparison of the 7T and Sierra Tower, I think the Aerial 6T would be more of a fair fight.

I hadn't heard of the Aerial brand before and they look impressive. I am sure that I am not alone in wishing for an Ascend speaker similar to the 7T in driver sizes.

[N Boros]

It might be unlikely for someone to do a AXB comparison of the 7T and Sierra Tower, I think the Aerial 6T would be more of a fair fight.

I hadn't heard of the Aerial brand before and they look impressive. I am sure that I am not alone in wishing for an Ascend speaker similar to the 7T in driver sizes.

Here is a review and some measurements:

http://www.stereophile.com/content/a...2AYMhySgLfd.97

http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages...on%20Tower.pdf


I think the Sierra towers with the Raal ribbon tweeters measure better. Better off axis response. Or if you compare the impedance and phase angle or the cummlative sectoral decay.

[nino]

Here is a review and some measurements:

http://www.stereophile.com/content/a...2AYMhySgLfd.97

http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages...on%20Tower.pdf


I think the Sierra towers with the Raal ribbon tweeters measure better. Better off axis response. Or if you compare the impedance and phase angle or the cumulative sectoral decay.

Very interesting! Thanks for the info.

I was thinking after posting that the Ariel 6T would be a better comparison, but they are still triple the price of the serrias. I would love ascend to make a larger tower!

[N Boros]

Nino,

You are welcome. Unless you are inquiring about the Sierra towers for a gymnasium, cathedral, etc. I doubt they will be lacking in terms of output. Even I that case they might be okay. Check out this thread:

http://forum.ascendacoustics.com/sho...New-Revelation

Yes this is a different Ascend speaker, but I think they are pretty close in terms of output.

[nino]

N Boros,

I am not worried in terms of output , they will have plenty! With an in room sensitivity of 93db it is a very easy speaker to drive. Mine will see about 50 rms from a vintage Luxman.

The reasoning for asking for a larger tower with be the cover a larger frequency range, to possibly eliminate the need of a separate subwoofer. (Yes I know that a touchy topic)

[curtis]

How much larger do you want? The 7T is about 1.5" taller, 2" wider, and 5" deeper than an Ascend Tower.

Also, according the Stereophile measurements, the 7T less sensitive than the Tower. Ascend has always been honest with their measurements. So it would take more power to get the 7T's to the same given loudness as the Towers. 86.6 vs 89 NrT/90 RAAL.

[davef]

I was lucky enough to go over to a friends a couple hours away and listen to his new Aerial Acoustics T7s. I was truly blown away.On the drive home I kept thinking to myself I wonder how these compare to the Serria towers. Could anyone shed some light on this topic? I understand the T7s are 4 times the cost.

Cheers,
Nik

Based on the Stereophile measurements of the 7T, they will likely sound quite similar to our towers (accurate, neutral), but I must state I am not a fan of the tweeter they are using and the RAAL ribbon is really in an entirely different league.

[nino]

Based on the Stereophile measurements of the 7T, they will likely sound quite similar to our towers (accurate, neutral), but I must state I am not a fan of the tweeter they are using and the RAAL ribbon is really in an entirely different league.

Thanks Dave!,

[Beave]

Based on the Stereophile measurements of the 7T, they will likely sound quite similar to our towers (accurate, neutral), but I must state I am not a fan of the tweeter they are using and the RAAL ribbon is really in an entirely different league.

Are you willing to share what it is about their Scanspeak Revelator tweeter that you don't care for? Is there a certain measured parameter that isn't up-to-snuff on that tweeter?