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ATC for Home Theater???

Has anyone ever heard the ATC Speakers? I found them at the CES last year. For either Music or Home Theater, they are truly jaw-dropping! This is the system that won the Stereophile System of the Year for 1999. They had the 70's which is ~$93K for 5 speakers and a Sub. I've found that the 70's are so expensive because of their exotic and contemporary finish. The 50's, 100's, and 150's are a MUCH better buy for the money, and frankly sound better! All fully powered w/ 3 amps each. I also just got back from CES a couple days ago. Sony had 5 ATC 150's and 2 Subs to demo their SACD Surround sound format. I was just blown away by these unknown cats from the UK! I understand that a pair of Active 50's will run around $14K... I hope that they've finally gotten their distribution and marketing problems in the US cleared up!!! They're going to be HUGE...
hager_charles
celtic66
990 posts
 
Charles,

ATC has been well known for their professional sound reinforcement gear for years and has just fairly recently come into home audio. They are very good and I find them more lively and dynamic than Spendor....and I love Spendor. Excellent choice for HT.
lazarus28
339 posts
 
i'm using a pair of ATC50's at home, strictly for music. and yes, they are beyond amazing. if they would ever do a wee bit of marketing, i think they would be the next big thing, as well, and well-deserved.

their electronics are top-notch as well.
k_peterso
32 posts
 
Ah, such things to dream on. I have an all LINN setup and would trade for ATC if I had the cheese. The midrange is spellbinding.
hager_charles OP
51 posts
 
Wow, K peterso, that's a serious allegation over Linn!!! I haven't heard a Linn home theater myself, but have read many reviews that it was supposed to be the bomb... My ATC's should be arriving in another week and I'm getting so anxious to hear them... I broke down and bought 3 of the ATC active 100's for front 3 speakers of my home theater. I hope that they're as good in my home as they were in the CES show. How, by chance did you get a chance to hear them??? It's nearly impossible to meet anyone that knows almost anything about them, let alone reviewed them!!!
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