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| ATC SCM 50A active towers review @celtic66 Thanks! The wife acceptance factor is much higher on the 40A than the 50A. A generous gift to your friend. I run a sub with my 19’s to help make up for their lack of a lower end, but I’m sure the 40’s are better. My first experience ... | |
| Weiss 501 DAC Thanks @celtic66 ! I do sense a trend with your speaker selections. What streaming app are you using with the Weiss? I currently use the Lumin app to stream from my NAS. While not as robust as Roon, it works and I don't really need all the ... | |
| ATC SCM 50A active towers review Congrats on the active 50’s! Brad, The owner of Lone Mountain Audio, keeps trying to get me into active 50’s. The WAF isn’t as high as my SCM19v2’s (or active 40’s), so I likely won’t be as lucky as you are with the 50’s. First priority is to... | |
| Weiss 501 DAC @celtic66 i too have ATC speakers, albeit scm19v2’s and am considering a streamer dac. the Weiss has entered my view, though it’s stretching the budget and may prevent an upgrade to scm40 passives. I was wondering if you’ve found the Wei... | |
| Recommendation for detailed/analytical bookshelf speaker? As @tobes and @gosta have pointed out, ATCs are worth a listen. I have the ATC 19v2’s and they are revealing to a fault. Upstream equipment is going to be important as there is no hiding from these speakers.Power is important as well. These things... | |
| Tube amp for ATC SCM19s I’ve driven my ATC SCM 19 v2 with an old SAE 50w/channel amp when my prime amp at the time died. To get any sort of volume out of them the amp was lighting up most of the lights. 100 quality watts seem to be the threshold for me to make the ATCs ... | |
| Linear Tube Audio- Any feedback on their amps/ Preamp? Any word on a stand alone preamp from LTA? I thought they were working on one? | |
| New McIntosh MA252 The MA-252 is an intriguing option, no question. At $3500 it is tempting since I’ve been having issues finding an appropriately priced balanced preamp for my Merrill Audio Thor amps which power my inefficient but incredibly revealing ATC SCM 19v2’... | |
| Arc Ref 75se vs D'Agostino Momentum Stereo I have heard both the D'Agostino stereo and mono momentum amps. They are brilliant. I love ARC gear but the D'Agostino was something special in sound (and a unique look too). Music is supposed to be about enjoyment and you had a bad experience ... | |
| Preamp for ATC SCM 19v2 and Merrill Thor mono's? Thanks @soix I did read that review and it was interesting. I love the boutique nature of the Sachs SP14, but I really want to stay with a balanced pre.If I were going single ended, I think I'd have to seriously consider the Linear Tube Audio mi... | |
| Dad's Estate: Where best to get approx. $$ values for selling high-end stereo equipment? Sorry for your loss. Search for preowned stereo shops in your area. There's usually one in each major city it seems. If you father had albums you might find those have more value than the equipment, depending on what he had. | |
| Preamp for ATC SCM 19v2 and Merrill Thor mono's? @ghosthouse I am trying my best to stick to my guns on balanced, but that makes it harder, budget-wise. Any of the BAT tube preamps worth a look?The black audio research pre offered used locally (dealer trade in) is a Ref 3, not Ref 5. Asking is j... | |
| Preamp for ATC SCM 19v2 and Merrill Thor mono's? @kalaliBlack isn't a "must", but it's an easier sell. | |
| Preamp for ATC SCM 19v2 and Merrill Thor mono's? @arcticdethwhich of the seemingly endless options of tube pre would accomplish what I'm after in your opinion?@soix I will look at the pre you recommend. I have noticed that the Backert Rhumba gets good reviews, but it is over my price point. Lo... | |
| Preamp for ATC SCM 19v2 and Merrill Thor mono's? @ghosthouse Thanks for the reply. Frankly, the Cara will not sound good with my wife continually pointing out that it’s not attractive. Extra distortion in the signal path... |