No, not unstable, at least no more than the most of us, given the territory.
As far as your ATC's go, it might be worth considering whether if any loudspeaker/amp combos get much better than yours. Exemplary engineering, legendary midrange unit, first class in house customised treble unit etc. I suspect you will lose nothing but gain a lot in terms of bandwidth and dynamics. As far as kick-ass speakers go ATC are up there with classic high end JBL's.
The SCM40 SMA not only an obvious contender for one take on the current state of the art, but it's also one massively favoured by many, many recording/broadcasting professionals.
@lowrider57 Yes, and hardly surprisingly it's also something that many try to foster and exploit. Just look at the most common type of ads compared to those from yesteryear. They promise nothing, and suggest everything.
Which of us has not been taken in at some point? Until you realise and accept the limits of what is possible in audio you will never have peace of mind and always be at risk!
Many experienced audiophiles feel that in real terms little progress outside loudspeaker design (and some fans of Quad, Klipsch, JBL, Tannoy DC's etc would even dispute that) has been made in the last 50 years in both the fields of recording and playback.
As far as your ATC's go, it might be worth considering whether if any loudspeaker/amp combos get much better than yours. Exemplary engineering, legendary midrange unit, first class in house customised treble unit etc. I suspect you will lose nothing but gain a lot in terms of bandwidth and dynamics. As far as kick-ass speakers go ATC are up there with classic high end JBL's.
The SCM40 SMA not only an obvious contender for one take on the current state of the art, but it's also one massively favoured by many, many recording/broadcasting professionals.
@lowrider57 Yes, and hardly surprisingly it's also something that many try to foster and exploit. Just look at the most common type of ads compared to those from yesteryear. They promise nothing, and suggest everything.
Which of us has not been taken in at some point? Until you realise and accept the limits of what is possible in audio you will never have peace of mind and always be at risk!
Many experienced audiophiles feel that in real terms little progress outside loudspeaker design (and some fans of Quad, Klipsch, JBL, Tannoy DC's etc would even dispute that) has been made in the last 50 years in both the fields of recording and playback.