Hi rick and thanks for replying.I may have got the model wrong.The atc i am refering to are floorstanders.wicked digital(the atc importer) sells the atc scm 20slt for $6600Au.There is also a active model at nearly double the price, but on the atc website i can not find the passive model,just the active.is that because it s an obsolete model??
Current speakers are focal chorus 826,i geniumely listen to almost anything(my library includes, dub,regae,rock,pop,classic,world, electro, dance,jazz....).My source is laptop via jrivers(flac) and into dac(cyrus prexpd, but will get rid of it soon to either w4s dac2 or the ayre qb9).Amp is the 8power from cyrus but will also sell and replace.not yet sure by what and if i ll go for pre/power or integrated....
the set up up will be part of the family area, so nothing in between the speakers and the couch.Distances are not yet determined as the new house is being drawn as we speak, but as a giude, the family, dining and kitchen is an open plan of around 40sqm with 3m ceiling.
needless to say that i want a speaker that can easily fill that room, but also a speaker with a wide soundstage so i don t need to be in the couch in the sweet spot to enjoy my music(as i tend to move a fair bit niwadyas, don t have the luxury of staying on the couch listening for long period of times courtesy of 2 kids...)
levels varies a fair bit, can be quiet to loud as got no neighbours.Floors are timber,budget around 4000 to 5000 quids for passive speakers.
thanks in advance