Harbeth P3ESR & ATC SCM 7.

[southall-1998]

The original SCM7 was a difficult speaker as it took a fair bit of volume to get it going but then quickly ran out of excursion and 'donked' on transients. Later models take more power.

Have you tried the newer curved SCM7? Does the new tweeter sound a touch more refined over the older ones?

S.

[hifi_dave]

Yes, I have them on demo. A "touch more refined" sums it up.

[petrat]

Are those the ones from the 1990's? They look a little ''BBC monitor'' like.

S.

No, it was early/mid 2000s, I think ... was very much a chunky box. Only borrowed it for a weekend when it was first launched, so not sure of exact model ... would likely be the 'early' one Dave mentions in post 10.

[Martyn Miles]

Coming back to this, am I correct in thinking ATC & Harbeth address different markets ?
Both companies make 'Monitor Speakers', a somewhat abused term.

Different makes will always have their followers, based on company philosophy.
I have always had a bias towards the 'BBC sound', so automatically have a bias towards
Harbeth.
Others here will see ( and hear ) things differently.
There's always room for 'a different approach.'
That's the joy of audio...

[Alex_darling]

The new SCM7 with the ATC tweeter is a very significant step forwards over the previous versions. Much smoother, more air/sparkle, far more transparency and more effortless top...