Where to hear ATC speakers

ahofer
I’m on the same track as you. My 3.6s are also 20+ years old and I think the xovers need work. I spoke to Rob at CSS and he was very willing to help get my 3.6s back up to par - but yes I’d have to do the work myself and I’m not confident I’d be able to do crossover work so would have to find a good tech, etc.  I’ve listened to the ATC scm19 passives briefly at Audio Doctor in Jersey City and thought they sounded really good but wasn’t able to find any availability for the scm40s (active or passive) which was the model I wanted to hear. My problem is I find myself comparing all the newer speakers to my 3.6s and I still think the Thiels sound better than all but a handful of those. I really loved the Vandersteens (I spent a good part of a day with John R. at Audio Connection in NJ and enjoyed my time there tremendously) but I’m not sure if the Vandy’s need for external filter would mesh with my Naim Electronics. I think that for me, the best option is getting my 3.6s repaired. They really are terrific speakers. 

 @rosami what NAIM gear are you running ? You might be very pleasantly suprised. I am running a NAIM streamer / amp w TREO CT, great sound. 

I listened to the Wilson Sabrinas this weekend with the higher end Naim Uniti integrated (courtesy of Innovative Audio in NYC).  This time I spent a very happy and involved hour going through my demo tracks and then a bunch of stuff on Tidal. It was much easier to imagine having them at home.

Still haven't tried the Vandersteens.

I really don't know what to do with the Thiels. Presumably the parts have value.

Andrew, sorry for the inability to have you over to the shop the other day at short notice, we are primed and ready for demos this week.

If you liked the Sabrinas, the Legacy Signature sounds very similar at less then half the price, both speakers are very smooth, both speakers throw a huge soundstage, the Legacy's sound bigger with far deeper bass response, although they are physically bigger. 

For the same money as the Sabrinas with the Naim Uniti Nova you could get the much better sounding Naim Nac 272 preamp dac, and the NAP 250 Dr power amp with the Legacys signatures and we would think you would prefer this setup and it would acutally cost less.

Another speaker line that is very smooth and musical  is the Dali loudspeakers from Denmark. We have those on display as well.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

tomic601
Since the TREO CTs don't require a high-pass filter, there isn't the need to mess with the Naim's output, as there would be with the Quatro Wood CTs (that I think sound great).
I have an NAP300 partnered with an NAC252/Supercap. Since the Naim uses "non-standard" interconnects and different signal handling than other brands, Naim strongly suggests keeping the Naim hierarchy intact -- so no filters/adapters between the amp and preamp, etc. Since I don't want to change my electronics and given the price of the Quatro CTs, I think my best bet is to get my 3.6s repaired. IMO I can get comparable performance to the much more expensive Quatros by keeping my 20+ year old 3.6s. I've been dragging my feet in taking the next step because it means lots of effort taking out my drivers, having them rebuilt, and working on the crossovers, but after enjoying the Thiels for so long, I guess I owe it to them to do the repairs !