Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno

@soix it makes sense why u would suggest the 19s. The two speakers I mentioned in my post are bookshelf speakers. :)

listening space is the living room and the room isn't very big. Unfortunately I bought my house before I got into this hobby.  :/

Space has been a killer for me. My partner at work feels my house isn't set up for high end audio. I don't think hes right... i just have to compromise more than most.

Sounds like ATC are bit more forgiving with placement.  As with Sonus Faber and some Focals. 

Klipsch Heritage with those two subs. Speakers and subs isolated from the floor.  Crossover 80-100 Hz. Room treated.  Nice bass

@tmac1700, to answer your question. Yes ATC perform well at low volume. The way I would describe their house sound is clean, clear and effortless. If you can swing towers the scm40 is an awesome speaker. They sound nothing like Sonus Faber by the way and closer to Focal in sonics. 

Having owned and heard ATCs of all sizes in various rooms, while it is an awesome speaker, it is not exactly a speaker for rock, pop, disco "enjoyment".

It is a very revealing speaker. It will tell you everything about your walls, floor, ceiling, doors, electricity, cables and of course the recording. It is quite tricky to set an ATC and just immerse in musical enjoyment, especially for genres which are recorded for mass audience.

What you need is a bit forgiving, silky sounding speaker without compromising too much on fidelity. Check out a Tannoy Stirling, Proac Response series or a nice Bookshelf speaker like Harbeth P3es with dual subs

Being biased beyond rationality, I like my Walsh's with their mated sub.  To my ears they do well with anything I throw at them....

As for the ATC's (which I've never heard, nor likely to), I'm positive they're fantastic at it as well.  As well as a number of individual or combinations of that would perform well....

*G*  I rather relate it to 'how do you like your eggs cooked?'
Or any other preferential or aesthetic inclination...;)

Run what you brung, J