Well, I haven't heard either speaker, but I just went through both spec sheets, and here are my comments (based on my experience with a variety of speakers).
Both these speakers are voiced very darkly. This means they will be very forgiving of poor recordings. The SCM12 is particularly darkly voiced; its -4dB point is 12kHz (the spec sheet says +/- 2dB at 12kHz, but this should always be interpreted as -4dB relative to the midrange, which is how most people instinctively judge a speaker's sound). Just to convert this into less technical language, this means that at 12kHz the sound pressure levels are already halfway down relative to the midrange (but the human ear doesn't necessarily perceive this as half as loud). This kind of voicing for home speakers is somewhat unusual; it's more typical of nearfield monitors (i.e. speakers meant to be placed about 1.5 feet away from you on a mixing console). They allude to this in the datasheets for both speakers. Personally, I like a dark sound, but even then I don't think either speaker is suitable for use in an average-sized or larger living room. (I'd make an exception for rooms with hardwood floors; they'd be fine in an average-sized room with hardwood floors.) These speakers are really meant for stand-mounting in a small room. If you have an average sized room and your heart is still set on these two speakers, I'd choose the SCM7, simply because its high-frequency performance is better.
Neither speaker has particularly deep bass. You won't be satisfied using either speaker without a subwoofer, even in small rooms. If you haven't budgeted for a subwoofer, I'd go with the SCM7 and use the extra funds for a subwoofer.
Also worth mentioning, both speakers are very difficult to drive (84dB and 85dB / watt). You'll need to budget for a very good amplifier. Again, if you haven't done that, I'd go with the SCM7 and allocate a bit of the savings to a good amplifier (but the subwoofer is still more important).
I like the fact that these are soft-dome speakers (all my favorite speakers have soft-dome tweeters), but even among soft-dome designs these are particularly darkly voiced, and that's something to keep in mind if you listen to rock. (You might find these speakers boring for rock.) For classical and jazz these will probably have a very nice, rich sound; great for chamber music, perhaps average for symphonic.
Hope that's useful to you.