Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers

@gosta  

Crime of Century was probably at its best on original vinyl. There are many digital versions and some are quite compressed. I like MFSL CD version personally. Many of the remasters get goosed to sound impressive and lose the balance that made the original such a smash success. 

I still can’t believe how good Muddy Walters Folk Singer (Tidal) sounds! In fact I have to say that on the whole most 70’s recordings tend to be better than anything since the 90’s. 

 

ATC make sense to audition if you have a 20K budget. They aren’t cheap but are regarded as a reference by many golden eared folks.

ATC sound is very consistent across their professional series both in various models as well as over the years.

Other actives have more variability - so more specific model dependency and vintage/age variation to their sound.

ATC are highly consistent even when new models come out - great if you like their sound - not good if you don’t as there isn’t a lot of choice as they are all voiced in a similar way.