ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE


i am trying out the little ATC SCM 11 with my Pass Labs Xa 100.8 .sounds wonderful.  Cannot get any other ATC speaker for demo.
wonder whether bigger ATC with my Pass Labs would sound better than ATC active as my amp is really very special
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Showing 2 responses by audiotroy

There really is no comparison the larger ATC SCM 19 are better in every way. We have voth the 11 and the 19 on display.

The 19 have a bigger soundstage, deeper bass, greater clarity in the midrange, they are shockingly good and would sound fantastic on your amp

Troy resident geek, Dave owner
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Wolf garcia,

Yes the grills do look like like crap, the speakers are insanely great.

The whole concept with ATC is the money goes  into  the drivers, the cabinets are workman like, not about beauty of the wood work, the cabinets are designed to be rigid and purposeful. 

If you compare the size of the woofers magnet and the design of their drivers and their superb crossover, that is why they do what they do.

I would  take a pair of ATC 11 or 19 over a lot more expensive speakers, if you dare to compare them to many of the top audiophile brands the ATC just sound more life like, with startling dynamics.

A snare drum sounds like a real snare drum, same with a kick drum. The vocals have  a silky naturalness and the images are gigantic and very holographic. 

Troy
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