ATC active vs. passive
Recently had a chance to hear ATC SCM 40 and was very impressed with exceptional midrange, top end detail, accuracy and near perfect timbre.
Would like to get a bigger ATC but nowhere to audition in the Northeast.
What can I expect from a bigger ATC SCM50 and up.
Active vs. passive ? I have good amplification, Push pull 100W amp and SET 50w.
ATC 40A was my first active speaker, 3 years ownership. Dynamic, fast attack, nice imaging. Could be an end game transducer. It's that good. Moved to ATC 50A. It is a very different animal. More of all that's great about the 40A. It's quite simply in a different league, as it should be. My end game transducer. These benefit greatly from Townshend platforms, Furutech DPS 4.1 power cables and of course everything done properly upstream. Have fun
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I’ve no experience driving ATC speakers with tube amplification. However, I abandoned tube preamplifiers as they were simply too slow for the speed of the 40As and 50As. This happened with my Manley Jumbo Shrimp, Manley 300B and highly modified de Havilland. I moved to Sugden and Luxman C900u. Also run passive ATC 20s with SS and 7s. The 150 is a physical monster. I hired piano movers for a second story location of my 50s. Best of luck with the quest. |
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