, and that the SCA2 is an unnecessary luxury!
Hi Rick, I respect that as your personal opinion. However, I believe you have over-stated. I am guessing many of those ATC studio users we're told about don't use an SCA2 so how can it be a "necessity"?Hi vln
In my experience i would say that the SCA2 is a necessity for ATC active monitors.
Hi Rick, I respect that as your personal opinion. However, I believe you have over-stated. I am guessing many of those ATC studio users we're told about don't use an SCA2 so how can it be a "necessity"?
Logically, a preamp can be at best transparent, adding no coloration or distortion, or "straight wire with gain" as they say. In this respect I wouldn't be surprised if the SCA2 is top of the heap, and no-one has said a bad word about it to my knowledge. If I had multiple analogue sources it would be top of my list...and I would entertain the notion of it as a necessity.
Darren
IF you can live without analog Inputs, I highly recommend my current DAC/Pre; the Resonessence Labs INVICTA. It's a great synergy with my SCM25A pros.
Just shows how different everyone's perception is: My dealer, who normally is a dyed-in-the-wool ATC fan, thinks very little of the CDA2, both from a sound quality and a usability POV. On the other hand, he thinks the SCA2 is ace.
Quite.The only downside is that they do tend to physically dominate a room of this size