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ATC SCM50 (passive) v. Devore O/93

I am seriously considering purchasing either ATC SCM50 (passive) or the Devore O/93.  Any thoughts on one over the other?  This is for a new system in a downstairs room that will open to the outside.  Room itself is about 15 x20.  This is first step in building system.  Will make amp purchase based on which speaker I buy.  I realize the sensitivity differences and will make sure to have adequate power for either.  Also, I will be buying used and price differnce is not as great as retail price difference.  So all things being equaly, which to grab.  Lot of rock music likely to be played on this system.  Thanks.  

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celtic66
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ATC 50 active is simply a screaming deal when you factor in the amp cost/matching as part of the deal and done. And yes, I own them. And yes, I’ve owned enough equipment to fill a Listen Up store.

A few things to know: They hate bad recordings. They hate bad source. They like XLR preamp out and not RCA to XLR conversion at the speaker end. They like Gaia footers, they love Townshend platforms. They love Furutech 4.1 power cords.

I could not optimize performance with tube preamps. They were too slow. Class A Sugden preamps and my current Luxman C 900u preamp filled the bill.

Best of luck slaying the dragon.

 

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