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| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @lonemountain I actually remember when I first reached out to you during my decision process between active and passive SCM150s. You strongly recommended going with the actives, and I took that advice seriously. I spent time listening to them—re... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @lonemountain Hi Brad, Thank you for the detailed and thoughtful response. I appreciate your insight as the U.S. importer and certainly respect ATC’s engineering philosophy—especially the precision and integration of their active systems. Th... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @yoyoyaya Passlabs160W into 8 ohms simply won’t be nearly enough for the SCM150s. I’m currently running Classe Delta with more power, and they’re barely moving that 15” woofer. These speakers demand far more current and headroom to truly come... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @ltmandella I’ve listened to both the active and passive versions extensively, and I actually far prefer the passive. It’s not just about the flexibility to experiment with different amplifiers—though that’s a big plus for me—but I also personal... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations Thanks for the advice. I already have two dedicated 20A lines installed — one for each amplifier. My interconnects are top-tier Nordost. Front end is a Luxman EQ-500 feeding an Umami Red cartridge on a Technics 1200G. At this point, all I need is ... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations It seems that high-power solid-state amplifiers are quite rare and extremely expensive when it comes to good quality equipment, and almost impossible to audition due to their size. I prefer not to buy blindly and risk paying a huge amount only to ... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @maxwave Vinnie Rossi looks interesting — I wonder if a home audition might be possible. First, though, I need to secure some high-power monoblocks. | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @kofibaffour The fuse blowout you mentioned occurred under extreme laboratory conditions with continuous sine wave testing, far more demanding than normal music playback. In regular use, I assume, the risk of this issue is minimal. Since I don’... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @lordmelton Thanks for sharing your setup — it sounds like a great pairing. The Titan is definitely a beast of an amp, and I completely agree that the ATCs seem to just soak up endless amounts of power without strain. That’s part of what makes t... | |
| ATC SCM150 Amp and Preamp recommendations @kofibaffour Thank you for the detailed response — I really appreciate it. I just wanted to mention that my close friend, who’s an experienced audio engineer and whose ears I trust, strongly dislikes pairing McIntosh with ATC. I used to own McInt... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre 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... | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre @dpac996 thanks for the recommendation. I would absolutely have to audition this amp before I make the decision. What other amps have you tried ? | |
| Recommendation for ATC SCM150 Amp/Pre @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. T... | |
| ATC active vs. passive @dpac996 your statement about my amps matches my observation exactly as you predicted GrandiNote and MasterSound ran out of steam very quickly, I had to max out GN volume to 100% and it was barely adequate same with MASTERSOUND, beautiful mi... | |
| ATC active vs. passive Speaker cables : 1. analysis plus solo crystal oval 8 2. nordost hemidal 2 power cord 1. Analysis plus Ultimate power oval 2 analysis plus power oval 10 stock jumpers scm40 has 500h |