Good cheapish Amp to go with ATC SCM 11?

[insider9]

how boring would it be were everyone to like the same thing.

+1

I'd suggest a Sony STR-DB930 (£50 delivered from eBay) It should have enough power to run these ATCs. Were you to sell it after you'd lose very little.

 

[nopiano]

Is there any chance you can hook your inherited speakers to something decent to see if you might like them? It might be they simply aren't your cup of tea, and most ATC seem to prefer decent amplification because they aren't very sensitive (loud), not because they are a difficult load.

A weedy amp will sound it, and a scrawny source will sound horrible. Though I'm enjoying my new ATCs, I too think you'd likely get better results from investing in what you already like, rather than changing for the sake of it.

 

[drummerman]

how boring would it be were everyone to like the same thing.

+1

I'd suggest a Sony STR-DB930 (£50 delivered from eBay) It should have enough power to run these ATCs. Were you to sell it after you'd lose very little. 

Entirely agree.

 

[Pedro]

I recently bought pair of SCM11s and I love them. They do require a lot of power, I'd say at least 80W. I never heard these speakers in tandem with that Audiolab amp, so obviously I can't comment.

They're fairly neutral speakers, meaning they won't flatter poor recordings. Flaws inherent to recordings and mixes will very much be evident. Also, they don't go very low, so if you like loads of bass probably those speakers won't be your cup of tea. Still, you can fiddle with positioning.

I've never driven them with a cheap AV receiver but the advice seems very sensible. If you don't like the sound you can always sell the receiver (and speakers).