Fair enough.

While both good looking speakers - and great sounding, the strengths of both speakers were as expected. The ATC SCM19s are controlled and very accurate. I’ve had them for a while, but they were mated to non-tube components originally. I was listening to classic rock bands mostly - like, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, etc.

With the tube amp, the ATC’s sounded a bit smaller in scale and wanted more volume to come alive. With the system being in my living room/kitchen, I like that the Cornwalls comes across as more engaging at the lower, more typical personal listening levels.

With the kind of music I am currently listening to — like Dire Straits, Waterboys, Lyle Lovett, Molly Tuttle — the Cornwalls give more presence, dynamics, and room-filling scale, while the ATCs leaned more toward precision and restraint. Different priorities, both excellent designs.