![]() ![]() They might be technically better than the 3020i but are they more enjoyable? Not sure. The thing is that with the QAcoustic 3020i I was gushing with praise on here about them but with the ATCs I am yet to be impressed by them. To all of the ATC fans what am I missing? How have you optimised your setup? Capable of musical peaks of 108db and coming from a heritage of musical loudspeakers, the ATC SCM11 is something you must take a listen to. The ATC SCM11 is a full size monitor offering a high-end full musical sound at a reasonable price and size. They might be technically better than the 3020i but are they more enjoyable? Not sure. ATC SCM11 MKII 2-way Standmount Speakers. The ATC midrange reminds me of a Yamaha NS10 where you can really hear the snare drum and it’s just what you want for mixing. The SHL5 and P3ESR are probably as detailed but draw me in more. The ATCs remind me a little of my Neumanns just the facts and not really emotive. Tonight I shall change cables to the Atlas (same as I have at home) and after a 12 hour warm up overnight shall have a listen again tomorrow. But switching from listening to MP3s to FLAC of the same album ripped from the same album on the same ripper a bit of harshness has returned. Now that four hours have passed the smoothness of the past few days has returned. No problem on the 3020i but a bit painful to listen on the SCM11. My amp takes at least 2 hours to warm up and is a bit strident until then. The ATCs are much less forgiving that the 3020i. I was expecting the ‘fast bass’ to make some musically meaningful entrance but not really. The ATCs don’t have much more detail and the extra detail isn’t revealing any more musical prowess it’s more about revealing ambient sounds and slightly better instrument detail but nobody seems to be playing better. After all of the hype on here about ATC I was expecting a huge jump in quality over the £250 3020is. ![]() ![]() I plugged in the ATCs and was initially underwhelmed. More detail, better textures, more smooth sound than I remember having at home in the main system. Our independence from product advertising allows us to criticise and. Speaker cables are Tellurium Black 2, Atlas Hyper 3.5 and Chord Sarsen.įor the past four days I have been listening to QAcoustics 3020i and the combination was stunning. ATC SCM11 is a clear winner and readily achieves a. Amp are Audio Research SP17 (valve) and D130 (S/S). As I don’t have internet until next week I am using a MacBook Pro/Audirvana/Benchmark DAC2 playing downloaded and ripped FLAC albums as well as MP3 versions of the ripped albums. My system is very revealing but smooth sounding. Hello everyone I have some ATC SCM11 on home demo and whilst I am listening in my system it would be useful to get opinions from long term users as well especially what combinations of kit work well. ![]()
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