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Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre

I ordered SCM150 passive speakers and awaiting shipment in about 2 months. 

Looking for an amp/pre amp combination that would best work with these speakers. 

I have a large pretty well treated room, 45' x 16' x 8' 

My taste is classical large scale symphony, piano, cello etc. 

Dynamics  are very important but so is tone and instrument timbre. 

I love harmonically rich tube sound but understand that I will be limited by power. 

Front end: Technics 1200G with umami red cart, luxman eq500 phono, Aurender A100 streamer/dac. 

I am open to Bi-amping options if anyone can recommend from personal experience. 

budget 20k for amps, 10k preamp, used market ok. 

possibilities : Electrocompaniet  AW 300M, single AW800,  Audio research Ref 250 or possibly 750, luxman m10x, etc. 

ei001h

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ei001h OP
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@soix 

Thanks for the recommendations. I currently have scm40 and could certainly see the difference with a high power SS amp compared to tune. I auditioned Electrocompinet 300w monos and I was blown away by what these little speakers could do. This is why I went for 150s. 
 

ei001h OP
290 posts
 

@dpac996

thanks for the recommendation. I would absolutely have to audition this amp before I make the decision. What other amps have you tried ?

ei001h OP
290 posts
 

I’ve read all the reviews about passive vs. actives and debated for a while about which one would work best for me. While it is true that actives have their advantages, I ultimately decided to go with passives so I could change amplification later on to get different signatures. It’s part of this hobby. I would have loved to get an Active if I could interchange the amps but I was told it’s not possible. I would like to have some measure of control and continue to tweak for the sound I enjoy.

 

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