Where to hear ATC speakers
We have Atc, Quad, Dali, Paradigm, Elac, Legacy and Kef Yogiboy and we are 3 miles outside of Nyc which makes us much closer then PA. Www.audiodoctor.com/wp about us brands new beta site Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ Atc dealer |
ahofer Here is the new beta website for you to see www.audiodoctor.com/wp go to about us page and see brands please note this is beta so it is not done yet as per Wilson's being fatiguing and image being too forward that will depend on how they are being driven and setup, the Wilson's are very smooth in the top and so are the ATC both speakers throw a big soundstage. We had a client runing the ATC SCM 40 MK II on an all Naim rig and the sound was amazing, it sounded like your were in the recording studio with a live band, with the famous punchy warm and full bodied sound of the Naim. ATC makes a fantastic speaker it will all come down to what you are trying to create. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ ATC dealers |
Ahofer, in the case of the Kef LS 50 active vs passive no question the actives are better. In the case of a more expensive speakers there are more issues at stake. You have to like the sound of the amplfication built into the speaker or in cases of actives with dacs then you have to like the sound of that part of the chain as well. In our shop we never sold that many of the active Kefs because if you went with the passive R5 at $2,800.00 plus a Nuprimce IDA 8 a 100 watt integrated dac the sound of the better passive speakers was far superior and the money was more but not that bad compare active plus stands $2,200 + stands $400 = $2,600 Kef R 5 floorstanders $2,800 plus amp $1,000.00 no stands $3,800.00 factor in speaker cable and you are a bit further but the difference in the size of the image, bass response and overall clarity still points to the better speakers with the external amplifier. So you have to factor in will the active 40 do it for you with the very clean sound of the built in ATC amplifiers or would you prefer the passives which you can flavor with a dac/preamp/streamer/amp of your choice such as the Naim Uniti Nova or the new Krell K300i integrated the actives will sound cleaner the passives may be flavored more to your tastes it will come down to a demo to see which way would be best for you. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ |
Andrew, sorry for the inability to have you over to the shop the other day at short notice, we are primed and ready for demos this week. If you liked the Sabrinas, the Legacy Signature sounds very similar at less then half the price, both speakers are very smooth, both speakers throw a huge soundstage, the Legacy's sound bigger with far deeper bass response, although they are physically bigger. For the same money as the Sabrinas with the Naim Uniti Nova you could get the much better sounding Naim Nac 272 preamp dac, and the NAP 250 Dr power amp with the Legacys signatures and we would think you would prefer this setup and it would acutally cost less. Another speaker line that is very smooth and musical is the Dali loudspeakers from Denmark. We have those on display as well. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ |
