HV-32P The stand improves the acoustical

The stand improves the acoustical performance by raising the monitors above the table level

Unlike typical direct boxes that have a 1meg-ohm input impedance

be prepared for wild & wonderful

for example opera recordings

the ATC "Passive 20" features the same ATC built woofer and tweeter as the active (SCM20ASL) version of the speaker

HV-32P The stand improves the acousticalPaul Vnuk Recording Magazine "This is essentially the third time I have reviewed this preamp, and I must also disclose that I own and have been using an 8 Channel HV 3D for well over 12 years now it's a sound I know well and really appreciate. Everything that I used to describe the HV 3 sound above holds true to these new HV P models, and while there are some spec differences between the older HV 3 and these, my ears cannot detect a difference" Barry