ATC active or Tannoy TD12?


Have this set up now Naim cds2,82 modified by Whest and Supercap modified by Whest,Naim amp 250 and Tannoy TD12.Actualy I will receive this 82,supercap combo in near future.The guy who sold it to me is advicing ATC Scm active.What kind of improvment I will get with ATC's compare to Tannoy TD12 which I like a lot.I don't mind some coloration and like their musicality side,huge soundstage.Anyone compared these 2?
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Shadorne said,
" = insane SPL levels). Judging by the TD12 plots on Stereophile - I think the ATC's will give you less bass and less thickness in the lower midrange and less at the very top end - essentially the ATC's are pretty much flat and sound that way (potentially too thin for you) - absolutely no sizzle or boom boom just really great mids are what stick out - until you hit higher SPL's at which point they become scary live kind of realistic with the transient impact that will restrict you to only good quality recordings or you will want to the leave the room/run for cover (also unlikely to make you popular with the neighbors or your spouse/GF). Bear in mind, both these speakers are quite similar in the sense they are dynamic power houses that play well at low and extremely loud levels...although the older Tannoy horns are best known for "jump" factor."

Just a couple of questions. How loud is loud? Which albums do you listen loudly to and how loud do you listen to them?

Just curious.

Bob
Hi Shadorne, Thanks for your answer. Glad to see you use the "legendary" Radio Shack meter. I use the analog one of course! I tend to agree with you on the levels, most of my LPs play around low to mid 90s spl, and many playing up to 98db. A few playing up to 102-104db. With the loudest playing up to 104 to 106db. I dont believe (I am very sure) anything I play is louder than that.

Shadorne, when you see 115db on the meter, is your meter set on the 110db setting, or the 120db setting?

I dont have any of those albums available that you mentioned, I only have a turntable, I am not set up for any other source.

Shadorne said "Great music is not meant to be all at 105 db SPL all the time - that is too
fatiguing."

I will agree with that.

Bob
Shadorne said, "At these levels you might need to find a protected environment for your TT"

Or your wife! ("it is so loud that the Wife will go balistic") :)

So, how often and when do you play it this loud?

Yes there is no doubt that you do/can play fairly loud. I dont believe that I have heard a system played that loudly, ever.

Sure, the next time you have it cranked, check your meters levels and the settings, still curious.
Bob
Hi Shadorne, all good advice, and a system that is not capable of this, must play at a lower level.

Bob