Speaker Asylum

Posted by John Marks (P) on March 26, 2014 at 07:21:23

In Reply to: RE: ATC SCM19 v.2 $3699/pr. posted by BCR on March 26, 2014 at 06:21:58

And, sorry, the bass is not quite fully adequate. JA and I have been very forthcoming in our praise, it is not as though I have a negative position to defend.

Please let's look at this dispassionately. You have bought a speaker and you love it. I am happy for you, genuinely. You have gotten off the merry-go-round, and I always say that is the best thing that can happen.

However, unless you attend audio shows and pro audio trade fairs and visit dealerships and have new products delivered to your home every few weeks, which are all things that people who are paid to write about audio usually do, when you say that the P3 is the "best" ("nothing would be better) for the OP, I have to question how many speakers under $4000 you have listened to critically?

Sonus Faber makes a floorstander below $4000 that I have heard and they might have a stand-mount with the same drivers, but, when the OP asked for smooth, big, and rich, BUT ALSO DETAILED, I landed on the new ATC (I doubt you have heard it as the pair I have are S/Ns 5 and 6), because the Harbeth Compact 7 is a bit veiled in comparison, while the P3 is not as veiled but lacks a bit of bass. Aerial's wonderful 5B with their dedicated stands come in under $4000 but are a little analytical. Vivid's standmount is pricey, a bit analytical if the OP wants rich, and a bit bass-shy.

I am glad that you are happy with the P3s but your happiness does not even bend the laws of physics. The bigger driver in the bigger enclosure will (all other things being equal, and the ATC SCM19 is also a sealed box as is the P3) have more bass.

JM