ATC is going to be significantly less forgiving. See, for instance, here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/perfect-match-for-atc-speakers |
@echoz - I have heard both the Ls5/5 and the Harbeth 40.3 and in my opinion the Harbeth's don't project as uniformly as well as the Ls5/5 doesalso I prefer my music a bit louder, while the ATC SCM50 SL handle more power I feel they are also better suited for orchestra and electronic music which is a bit more detail oriented.But we each have our own tastes, I have listened at great lengths to the ATC speakers and for me they check all of the boxes for my style of music and my system. |
The hardest speaker to manage to listen to is the Spendor Classic 100. It is a no-show at the few, rare stocking dealers in the USA. Love the old BC1s. I have heard the all the Harbeths and personally prefer the HLS 5+ followed by the 30.2 and the 40.2 comes in 3rd. Just my ears. Heard the ATC 40 passives a few times and they were the people's choice in our Speakerfest 2019 event. Heard them again in May and they are super clear. Poorer recordings really can't be listened to. Grahams are Eric's choice from Gig Harbor Audio- one of my favorite haunts. Last month I listened for a good while to his top models. So Mr. Echo I suggest a trip to the Great NW and a visit to Gig Harbor Audio-Graham and Hawthorne Stereo-for Harbeth. Someone once told be the truly best sound comes from Stirling speakers. May have to visit London to hear those. Final word-Harbeths resell pretty fast. |
