I had small ATC years ago (so probably older versions than yours and can’t remember if 11s or 12s) but I agree they are fabulously neutral. I've heard B&W, KEF LS50, Dali, but they did not impress me enough on those short auditions at the dealer I am very interested in the amphion argon 1 though I know it is considered a bright speaker. Ultimately, for my needs, I still prefer the tight bass and better dynamics of the ATC.Īre there any speakers that I should try? Maximum 6.5 inch woofer and 28cm depth. It sounds like ls3/5a but has bigger scale and deeper bass due to the cabinet size. For those not in the know, Graham LS6 is the ultimate LS3/5a you can own. They also don't dig as deep for reason and trying one size bigger (Harbeth 30.1) makes them too huge for my room. No need to describe these more, but they are not as versatile as ATC because of their lack of dynamic range (not sure if that is how you describe it). Always find them lacking the punch and treble a little rolled off.īBC Speakers (Falcon/Harbeth p3/Graham ls6) Presentation is also a little more forward than ATC. But its mid range is noticeably not as good as ATC. Proac is perhaps even more dynamic than SM100 and goes lower. The SM100 is a tad on the more exciting side of neutral while ATC is towards the warmer side of neutral. The other speakers I've owned is the proac SM100. On a side note, Hegel amps are the best match for ATC. What makes this better than BBC is its dynamic range, and the ability to disappear better than BBC. Mid-range is absolutely great on this, perhaps only second to BBC-style speakers. I can play jazz, acoustic, hip hop, rock, anything and they sound great. This is the best because it is the most neutral. I know ATC scm11 is not even the best bookshelf ATC has, with the 19s considered much better, but I've never tried that at home. The ATC scm 11 I've got is perhaps the most neutral speakers I've tried. Here are some thoughts on what I felt for some of the speakers I've tried extensively as compared to ATC. Maybe Harbeth 30.I'd like someone to recommend speakers that I can try that is potentially better than what I feel for the ATC. They might be technically better than the 3020i but are they more enjoyable? Not sure. The thing is that with the QAcoustic 3020i I was gushing with praise on here about them but with the ATCs I am yet to be impressed by them. To all of the ATC fans what am I missing? How have you optimised your setup? The ATC midrange reminds me of a Yamaha NS10 where you can really hear the snare drum and it’s just what you want for mixing. The SHL5 and P3ESR are probably as detailed but draw me in more. The ATCs remind me a little of my Neumanns just the facts and not really emotive. Tonight I shall change cables to the Atlas (same as I have at home) and after a 12 hour warm up overnight shall have a listen again tomorrow. But switching from listening to MP3s to FLAC of the same album ripped from the same album on the same ripper a bit of harshness has returned. Now that four hours have passed the smoothness of the past few days has returned. No problem on the 3020i but a bit painful to listen on the SCM11. My amp takes at least 2 hours to warm up and is a bit strident until then. The ATCs are much less forgiving that the 3020i. I was expecting the ‘fast bass’ to make some musically meaningful entrance but not really. The ATCs don’t have much more detail and the extra detail isn’t revealing any more musical prowess it’s more about revealing ambient sounds and slightly better instrument detail but nobody seems to be playing better. After all of the hype on here about ATC I was expecting a huge jump in quality over the £250 3020is. I plugged in the ATCs and was initially underwhelmed. More detail, better textures, more smooth sound than I remember having at home in the main system. Speaker cables are Tellurium Black 2, Atlas Hyper 3.5 and Chord Sarsen.įor the past four days I have been listening to QAcoustics 3020i and the combination was stunning. Amp are Audio Research SP17 (valve) and D130 (S/S). As I don’t have internet until next week I am using a MacBook Pro/Audirvana/Benchmark DAC2 playing downloaded and ripped FLAC albums as well as MP3 versions of the ripped albums. My system is very revealing but smooth sounding. Hello everyone I have some ATC SCM11 on home demo and whilst I am listening in my system it would be useful to get opinions from long term users as well especially what combinations of kit work well.
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