Nomoretweaks
Tourist on tilt
Have been listening to Arcs alongside ATC 35 for half a day. The largest difference re. freq. response: Arcs have a 5dB hump at 8-15kHz in my room ( and distinct metallic zing), whereas ATC are flat.
Do you think a room treatment can help here? What kind of room treatment would help?
(It does not mean that other than that they are similar, in fact they are strikingly different in all possible aspects, I will try to write about it in more detail later, if anyone is interested.)
BTW I tried TacT correction briefly - major difference is actually in the bass where ACTs are amazingly robust and able to correct 6dB and even 8 dB dips with no problems at all, whereas Shahinians start to distort immediatly. But this fragility pays - to my ears Shahs are more palpable and engaging dynamically whereas ATC are more powerful.
Do you think a room treatment can help here? What kind of room treatment would help?
(It does not mean that other than that they are similar, in fact they are strikingly different in all possible aspects, I will try to write about it in more detail later, if anyone is interested.)
BTW I tried TacT correction briefly - major difference is actually in the bass where ACTs are amazingly robust and able to correct 6dB and even 8 dB dips with no problems at all, whereas Shahinians start to distort immediatly. But this fragility pays - to my ears Shahs are more palpable and engaging dynamically whereas ATC are more powerful.