I had the ATC SCM 100 tower passive with Bel Canto 1000 reference monoblocks (series II) which sound amazing with Stealth ICs.
Best active speaker
I'm thinking about going the active speaker route. I'd appreciate some suggestions. Any active speakers using Class D? It's my impression that ATC is pretty much the leader in Active speakers. Also I need something with a nice cabinet - not a studio monitor.
I'm thinking about going further minimalist. Right now have a Transporter feeding two Bel Canto Ref 500Ms and Aerial speakers. I like that setup but you know, just thinking about trying something else for the fun of it.
I'm thinking about going further minimalist. Right now have a Transporter feeding two Bel Canto Ref 500Ms and Aerial speakers. I like that setup but you know, just thinking about trying something else for the fun of it.
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PMC http://www.pmc-speakers.com/productCats.php?mode=productCats&cid=5 Other PMC active model- PMC´s latest active monitor, the IB2S XBD-A. Similar to the industry-standard BB5 XBD-A but lighter and more affordable, and aimed at high-end reference monitoring and mastering applications, each IB2S XBD-A monitor consists of two DSP-controlled, Class-D powered cabinets fitted with PMC´s ATL (Advanced Transmission Line) technology: a three-way master and a slave XBD cabinet with an extra bass driver. Each channel employs two of the 10-inch piston bass drivers from the renowned IB1S and IB2S speakers, together with PMCs hand-built 75mm mid-range fabric-dome driver and the 34mm soft-dome tweeter from the BB5 XBD-A. Each active master cabinet offers 960W of power (200W each from the HF and mid-range drivers, 560W from the LF driver) while the slave XBD cabinets contribute a further 560W, making for 1520W per channel of superbly controlled, low-distortion precision monitoring all the way down to below 20Hz. Controllable via an RJ45 remote, with user-adjustable HF and LF shelving filters, per-channel ±8dB input level trims, analogue input sensitivity from +4dB to +20dB and an AES3 digital input as standard, the IB2S XBD-A is scheduled to ship this summer. PMC AML2 is well worth a demo!. Great review on the AML1 on 6moons. |
Along with ATC, I would suggest also auditioning the Adam powered speakers. They use a Class D amplifier for the woofer; not sure what the fully powered version uses for the other drivers. I was very impressed with them, particularly due to their ribbon midrange and tweeter drivers, a very open and airy, "fast" sound akin to what you hear in live music. |
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