LARSS, how did you come to decide between these two speakers? They seem to be quite different. For my taste, for small group jazz, acoustic music, voice - you get the idea - there very few speakers that can compare with the Merlins, especially in a typical, domestic room (i.e., 12x18 or so). Th ATC can cerstainly be used in a domestic environment, they too are great speakers, but very different than the Merlins.
