jamesl01
Established Member
Hi Smurfin,
Thanks for your feedback. I've changed a couple of things with my speaker setup. Firstly I've reduced the toe-in which has helped take away some of the brightness I referred to. Secondly, I have set the bass tilt to -4db and bass roll off to -2db. This has resulted in a less congested sounding bass, which has in turn made the midrange clearer.
I need to spend some more time switching between the Genelec's and ATC's, to see if what I perceive to be a more natural sound from the ATC's is actually as you say just smoother, and lacking in detail compared to the Genelec's.
All my comments so far have been with regard to music. Last night I watched excerpts from Kung Fu Panda and The Dark Knight through the Genelec's for the first time and was mighty impressed. There's no comparison between my ATC's and the 8040's when it comes to movies. The 8040's are far more dynamic...and they go VERY loud
The HT208's are out of stock at Genelec. When they have some to send to my dealer, I'm going to see if they will let me borrow a pair to compare against my 8040's. I can't help thinking that the bigger driver, coupled with a forward firing port will be better suited to my room.
On the other hand, ATC also do an active speaker (SCM16a) which has the same driver as the passive SCM11's.....this might be the best of both worlds for me, but they ain't cheap Finding a dealer who will lend me a pair is also proving difficult.
Decisions decisions
Thanks for your feedback. I've changed a couple of things with my speaker setup. Firstly I've reduced the toe-in which has helped take away some of the brightness I referred to. Secondly, I have set the bass tilt to -4db and bass roll off to -2db. This has resulted in a less congested sounding bass, which has in turn made the midrange clearer.
I need to spend some more time switching between the Genelec's and ATC's, to see if what I perceive to be a more natural sound from the ATC's is actually as you say just smoother, and lacking in detail compared to the Genelec's.
All my comments so far have been with regard to music. Last night I watched excerpts from Kung Fu Panda and The Dark Knight through the Genelec's for the first time and was mighty impressed. There's no comparison between my ATC's and the 8040's when it comes to movies. The 8040's are far more dynamic...and they go VERY loud
The HT208's are out of stock at Genelec. When they have some to send to my dealer, I'm going to see if they will let me borrow a pair to compare against my 8040's. I can't help thinking that the bigger driver, coupled with a forward firing port will be better suited to my room.
On the other hand, ATC also do an active speaker (SCM16a) which has the same driver as the passive SCM11's.....this might be the best of both worlds for me, but they ain't cheap Finding a dealer who will lend me a pair is also proving difficult.
Decisions decisions