ATC speakers, anyone heard of them?

Soul,

Critically listened to the $1100/pr. for a second system and was very favorably impressed. Bit more lively than the Spendors, quick and very musical. I liked the presentation very much and am considering them.

They were simply run by a $500 Luxman CD player, $1,000 Luxman integrated and placed on Sound Org. stands. It was good.

thanks for everyones help. I really appreciate it

The comments are generally on the money with one exception: To suggest that the top end is even a little polite makes me wonder if the writer listened to the same speaker I did-or alternatively, to ask what other equipment was involved and/or which recordings were played. I found both the 20 and the 7 (the smaller one) to be astoundingly accurate. This means, of course, that one hears, sometimes ruthlessly, what is being fed into the speakers and at times the results are anything but polite, so I would suggest that this is not a characteristic of the ATC's, but of source material or the hardware. I have a pair of A7's on order, because I liked these a lot, although it's possible the accuracy may be too much for some.

SCM20S is equivalent to SCM20SL, they were the first SCM20 to incorporate Biwire terminal and SL magnet. After that, all SCM20SL is basically similar. However, the S comes with beautiful Ebony veneer (which can no longer be had), and both side matched, a signature plague from Bill Woodman, and individually numbered.

The treble is not 'stand-out' in ATC because they are accurate. If you have bright front end, then ATC will be bright. Most 'audiophile' speaker inaccurately placed the soundstage too far. ATC places them just right, I can 'shift' the soundstage if I do something wrong in the upstream setup.

Used SCM20 for 4 years, upgraded to SCM50ASL. To add a bit of top end sparkle, get a pair of Totem Beak. 200W or more of solid state Class AB or 100W Class A mandatory for SCM20. Forget tube, even if you have high power like ARC Classic 120, it sounded mismatched, but Mcintosh 275 seemed to work fine.

Expensive, don't think so. I will prefer SCM20SL over Wilson Watt. Make sure SCM20SL sits on 21" high stand. 24" is too high, and lost the balance somewhat. Please throw away the blue pads if you are getting the Sound Anchor stand.

Anyone using SCM50, remove the rubber pads on the factory stand and replace with small globs of Blue Tack. The midrange will be much more transparent.