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| ATC active vs. passive @ei001h Do your SCM 40s have tweeters that sat "ATC" engaged right in the metal flange around them? If it doesn't, these are the older SEAS tweeters used in the SCM40 Mk1's , while the newer SCM 40 Mk2's use the ATC hand made tweeter introduced... | |
| ATC SCM50 (passive) v. Devore O/93 Lots of rock records built on ATC 50a - I sold some to Tom Petty and all his records after 2004 or so are ATC built. Pink Floyd uses them. Tools most recent record was built in them and I sold the drummer a pair of scm40a ( but in the pro version)... | |
| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K Okay I am certainly biased so if you don’t like ATC skip this post. You might want to look at speakers that are actually used to mix rock and roll, brands the artists and their engineers think best represents their “sound”. ATC is heavily used in ... | |
| ATC active vs. passive @ei001h 1. is it possible to self modify Active into passive down the line if get tired of active and would like to try other amps ? Is it possible to purchase passive crossover and swap them at home? NO this is not possible due to the calibrat... | |
| ATC active vs. passive As I’ve mentioned in another thread long ago, I have done a very close active vs passive comparison at a trade show - same speakers, ATC amps for passive system run passively biamped, active using the internal amps with the same output devices and... | |
| ATC active vs. passive hi @ei001h There are some dealers in the north east with 50s, so you need to call the main Lone Mountain office in Las Vegas for more specific info or look up the website. Now to answer your question, comparing 40 to 50, the big picture idea is... | |
| Room with glass windows as a walls. In extremely reflective envrons there seems to be only two solutions, both mentioned here. 1) dampen the hell out of it (heavy curtains like theater curtains- very expensive) , 2) distributed low level nearfield playback that doesnt energize the... | |
| Speakers or Turntable upgrade Im impressed that you. focused on the single two most important aspects of the system: the transducers. This is where the energy changes from one form to another and therefore is the single most important process. A phono cartridge changes mech... | |
| Proac Response 3.8 stereo imaging is not centered If you swap speakers and the problem moves, it’s likely the speaker. Crossover components don’t fail very often while a mechanical thing like a driver is far more likely to have an issue. You could go one more step and swap the effected driver onl... | |
| Bookshelf or stand mount help please Actually ATC does not offer anything active near your target 1K price. Passives are not far above this area used. | |
| Best standmounts with a 7" woofer/driver If I am the importer and obviously biased, can I mention the ATC SCM20 active or passive should be on your "7 inch driver" list? It's a true stand mount. ATC does not use a transmission line or port to boost bass with the cabinet on the SCM20-it... | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? I guess since in this forum people want to call the bi wiring or some variation of that "biamping", we should at least call it "passive biamping" as per Elliots post. . BIamping - as taught in every audio book ever- is a term (like triamping) from... | |
| Speaker stand project Speakers near the floor have a +3dB bass boost- against two boundaries = + 6dB, three boundaries = +9dB bass boost. So be aware that a speaker’s low end will be different (in any room) depending on how close to boundaries the speakers are placed, ... | |
| Biwiring make any sense? Bi Wiring should make no difference unless you use undersized wire (as @carlsbad2 said) . If it does, then something else is going on to give that effect. The two "bi wire" signals are actually full range signals coming from the full range ampl... | |
| Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement? I really REALLY didn’t want speaker stands to make a difference. I am in the business of demoing speakers for studios and such so I need to know as studios (like users at home) use all kinds of crazy things to put speakers on. Cardboard boxes, woo... |