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ATC SCM12 and 50wpc Manley Stingray?

I'm interested in auditioning the SCM12s but I've seen the discussions of the ATC speakers here and they all talked about how much power it takes to run these speakers.

If I'm going to be using these speakers typically in moderately sized apartment living rooms, and listen with a volume level primarily around 75db, will my 50 wpc Stingray integrated be able to drive these speakers?

A dealer I spoke with assured me that although the speakers had low sensitivity, the phase/impedence angles were very flat & tube friendly.

Any thoughts?
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s23chang
620 posts
 
Misskuma, 40Watt push and pull tube amp is a little under powered. I've driven it with McIntosh MC240 and the speaker can kill the amp when you crank it up. I'm currently using a 55 Watt push and pull and it is the best I've ever heard out of the SCM10
misskuma
75 posts
 
*the speaker can kill the amp when you crank it up.*

woudn't that be the other way around?
ie: underpowering the speakers can blow drivers?
I am hoping small room ( 10X12 ) would help it.
If 40 watts isn't enough, I can switch it to KT90
and get 8 more watts.

What was mac's power output?
s23chang
620 posts
 
MC240 is 40Watt/ch. It is very well known for its power.
After replaced the filter capacitors then it got better.
These speakers won't blow because they're rated 350watt/ch.
When I tried to push it to the limit,
The sound start to break up, and msuic seems to slow down a little.. You get the picture.
My room is 14 X 11. The 40Watt will work but it still lack of deep dynamic when compared to the 55Watt Lafayette KT-550. YOu can do the comparison yourself in your environment.
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cpdunn99
639 posts
 
Am hoping to try out the 12's with the Plinius integrated later this week (Thursday, I hope). Will report back.
tod914
16 posts
 
A great improvement to tighten up the base on the stingray is to upgrade the power cord. I tried a missing link. There was a night and day difference. The speakers that were used were gershman acoustics.
Im currently in the process of purchasing the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors. Do you think the stingray will be a good match? The speakers will be listened to at a lower volume in a small room. Im trying to find an inexpensive integrated tube amp like the stingray. Budget is an issue and I am not interested in solid state.

Thanks
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