ATC's and Tannoy TD 12's have very different sounds.
The ATC's, I own the 20-2's, are unfailingly neutral. They show their monitor heritage very well. Great recordings sound great and poor recordings sound dreadful. As many have said ATC's are very faithful to the tone and harmonics of music. BTW, I made Naim cables to use my Naim 202 to drive the ATC 20-2's. The result was poor. I found a much better result with a tube preamp.
The Tannoy TD-12's are marvelous speakers. The sound can be tailored depending on the components used upstream. The midrange and treble with tubes is just sublime but the bass is just OK. The TD-12's with good soild state have strong bass but some of the tube midrange and treble magic is lost.
Jim
The ATC's, I own the 20-2's, are unfailingly neutral. They show their monitor heritage very well. Great recordings sound great and poor recordings sound dreadful. As many have said ATC's are very faithful to the tone and harmonics of music. BTW, I made Naim cables to use my Naim 202 to drive the ATC 20-2's. The result was poor. I found a much better result with a tube preamp.
The Tannoy TD-12's are marvelous speakers. The sound can be tailored depending on the components used upstream. The midrange and treble with tubes is just sublime but the bass is just OK. The TD-12's with good soild state have strong bass but some of the tube midrange and treble magic is lost.
Jim