Are ATC SCM-7's equal to Dynaudio Audience 52's?


I'm buying a pair of ATC SCM-7's on the basis of several reviews. I have to buy them online because there are no dealers near me, and I'm getting a very good price.

The "What Hi Fi?" April 2003 review of moderately priced standmount speakers gave them an excellent rating and review. I have a NAD C372 integrated and I listen to a lot of opera, classical, and world music.

Does anyone have these speakers and are they satisfied with the sound? Originally I was comparing them to Dynaudio 52's. But now I'm considering some more expensive options--several models of Spendor's--S3/5e or S5e and used Dynaudio Contour 1.3se--all much more money than I had planned to spend!! Any advice?
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Showing 1 response by centurymantra

I have only listened to a smaller Dynaudio speaker (perhaps it was the Audience 52?) in a store demo and recall that I liked their sound, although I can't offer too much insight since this was some time back. I just purchased a pair of ATC SCM7 speakers for use in my home theatre as rear speakers to match up with the ATC mains and center channel I am using. Prior to setting them up in the HT, I swapped them out in place of a pair of Harbeth HL-P3ES-2 speakers that I have in a different part of my house. Needless to say, I was VERY impressed with their sound, and they certainly gave the (slightly more expensive) Harbeths some stiff competition. A very clean, smooth sound that was quite alluring and with a character that I'd have a hard time summing up in words. I had a seat in front of the speakers and found them to be highly capable of letting me effortlessly sink into the sound. I'm feeling kinda bad about relegating them to the unglamorous duty of HT surround speakers at this point. I was running them off a 60wpc Densen B100 integrated amp and this seemed to match quite nicely. I expect that a different amp choice with a little more power and/or current could boost their performance even more. Obviously I'm a little biased, but I think ATC make awesome speakers and would say you made a fine choice. If you're getting a good price, I say stick with your original intentions.