@gosta +1 Agreed. Quested are great and a cheaper active alternative to ATC and others but the midrange will be limited in SPL - that vifa mid range is woefully small.....and it doesn’t have a double spider so guaranteed to get the polywobbles at higher output... https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/approx-3-midrange/scanspeak-discovery-d7608/9200-10-3-dome-midrange-d75mx41/ I think it was a price point decision by Quested. They used a great woofer and incredible bass extension but to keep overall cost down they went with this vifa mid range... Good summary here from someone who selected the V3110 over ATC 25... https://www.gearslutz.com/board/showpost.php In essence, Quested is an incredible all round full range speaker at an excellent more affordable price point. As long as the OP is willing to give up a wee bit of mid range detail in exchange for better bang for the buck and a lot closer to full range bass (great advantage). The crossovers to the mid range are at 650Hz lower and 2.5KHz upper which means two crossovers in the mid range and it only covers 2 octaves where ATC covers 3+. |
In this price range, new, you should listen to the Ryan S610. In the used market, think about the Joseph Audio Pulsars. |
The Aerial 5t’s are very nice.
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@markalarsen Both are not available easily in Malaysia, I'm not sure Ryan S610 can play some less than perfect recording in a mesmerizing way? Also the Joseph Audio Pulsar is double of my budget o_O, which I think I can buy a larger Spendor Classic which has more bass dynamic and extension. |
@gphill Aerial Acoustics 5T sound ok with drum music? I suspect due to the woofers cone shape, it can be hard to move for drum music, also it's ring tweeters used, not sure I can stand harshness when playing Aretha's Ain't No Way... |
+ 1 shadorne
Always interesting views and experience from you. So far havn’t had any problems with the mid but promise to raise the volume. Don’t really understand how they manage to get this bass into a not to large box. Massive though. Weighs a ton... :-)
A warm recommendation for anyone with big ATC’s (or similar):
Durand Jones & The Indications - "First". Last nine tracks Live from Boston. |
@gosta They are for studio use not home. They are designed to sound accurate rather than pleasing. |
Kenjit the ATC loudspeakers are for home use. They make a consumer version of the studio monitors.
Right on the website under Consumer.
As per musicality the ATC sound fantastic they are not overly colored and they do show you what you are using with them. If your electronics are not good or your source they are going to show you.
The ATC loudspeakers are not hyper critical either, the soft dome tweeter is extended but doesn not have that uber resolution of the best ribbon or Beryilium drivers which can sometimes sound a bit too sterile or revealing.
Basically most soft dome tweeters are going to sound "musical" the difference is how someone perceive musical vs downright colored.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ ATC dealers |
@audiotroy I think all the odd figures for home consumer, i.e. ATC SCM(7,11,19), frequently I heard people said it is hard to drive ATC speakers properly, said need Class A blah blah etc. Do you think a Class D Audio SDS-470C or an NAD M22 V2 power amp enough to make the ATC sing beautifully? |
Win, I’ve only heard the Aerial’s one time and Bob James was the music. They were the best sounding small speakers I’ve heard. Did not listen to drum music. |
@ kenjit
if the recording is "pleasing" then it's fine. But I don't want the speakers (or anything else in the chain) to "please" it for me. So I go for accurate speakers/monitors capable of producing loud levels at low distortion with high resolution and dynamics. For me ATC, Westlake and more recently Quested fulfills that. There are many more of course. When the recording is fine they give me the best of sound. Real music is not always pleasing. It can be really hard and brutal :-)
The Quested monitor (passive) H108 together with a pair of REL T Zero subs I can recommend any day to someone that wants a beautiful sounding (but not too small...) desk top system. Driven by a PW AMP. |
OK, let me suggest an easy one: try comparing the Sonetto with the ATC 20s, failing that the ATC 19s.
The 20s are better than the 19s, but both are very dynamic, engaging, and neutral---overal, very pleasant to listen to.If you listen to classical, you should consider getting a separate subwoofer for low frequency extension.
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@gregm Judging from the 2nd hand sale posts here at Malaysia, obviously ATC is not a speakers I can play, first need very proper gear match, and it seem most do not, second the sound can be a bit revealing judging from most impressions stated, after many speakers trying, neutral is not the sound I want to play with, at least not someone who appreciate old school music or some high noise recordings, I need a speakers that can tune down those noise signals frequency. Sonetto I turns out not my cup of tea, as net as detailed as clear as it get, it's not engaging and musical enough to listen to, finding gears to bring out that is usually not my path. I hope Spendor Classic line will not disappoint, who knows? |
I think I understand. I listen to (noisy) vintage recordings from time to time; speaker designs like the ATC are very good at helping me enjoy the performance because they are good at separating the music from the noise. The Spendors provide a bigger sound than your present speakers, and I believe you will find it similar if more engaging. Good luck!
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