ATC, the big boys

Personally I can't imagine ever needing more than the SCM50s in most any home environment, but I could see some bass freaks wanting the 100s. Anything more than that is like putting bigger tires on a Humvee--sure, you could, but why?

I have a friend with the 200's in his house. He has a seperate amplifier on each driver and the sound is terrific. He used to have the 300's. :)

he's not using the active models?!? why on earth not?

The bigger ATC actives uses external amps, but still come as a package.

The Active 200's and 300's were specifically designed for recording studios for the "rock and rollers". Turns out that they were blowing the tweeters out of the 150's and 100's and designed them to be "unbreakable" under any painful hearing level...

Furthermore, ATC speakers are designed to be purchased based on the room size that they are filling. If you provide your room size, they'll tell you the speaker size that you need. For most homes, the ATC 100's are the dream speaker. If you live in an warehouse loft with 5000 sf and 16' ceiling, go with the 150's or higher. If you want to most amazing imaging and speaker that disappears for an apartment room, go with the ATC active 20's.

I have 5 ATC active 100's, 2 01/15 ATC Subs and I have reached stereo/home theater nirvana. I never need to buy another speaker or sub again, unless they're stolen, burned or ravaged by war...