![]() ![]() The entry-level SCM16A Pro and SCM20ASL Pro active monitors (both about to be replaced, though old stock may still be available) have distinctive aluminum cabinets with curved sidewalls and radiused front panels and edges, built-in front-panel tilt-back, and no grilles. However, such design twinship is not always the case. The passive pro model uses a Speakon connector for its amplifier input. The Professional SCM50 is available (as active or passive) in black paint, and has a blanked-off cutout on the front panel to enable relocation of the tweeter above the midrange driver if the cabinet is to be positioned horizontally rather than vertically. The Consumer SCM50 is available (as active or passive) in a choice of Black Ash, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Pippy Oak, Rosewood, and Walnut, or (by special order) in a veneer of any legally available hardwood. One such pair of twins is the SCM50, with ATC's 1" soft-dome tweeter, 3" dome midrange, and 9" woofer. In many instances, ATC constructs pretty much identical speaker designs for both markets. With two exceptions, the pro models are offered in a finish of semigloss black paint. All of ATC's Professional speakers are active, with some also available in passive form. The four models in their Consumer Entry Series, including the entry-level Entry SCM7, are passive only. Gordon Holt purchased were ATCs.ĪTC offers both Professional and Consumer lines of speakers, the latter in wood veneers and, usually, in both passive and active versions. The last pair of loudspeakers Stereophile founder J. Celebrity owners of ATC speakers include T Bone Burnett, Coldplay, Enya, Diana Krall, Lenny Kravitz, Ziggy Marley, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, the late Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, Paul Reed Smith, Sting, and Roger Waters. The company remains independently owned, and their productswhich include preamplifiers, power and integrated amplifiers, a CD player≭AC, and a new CD receiver with USB inputare made in England. In an effort to rectify that, ATC is updating their loudspeaker designs and changing their US distribution arrangements.ĪTC developed the first soft-dome midrange driver, and pioneered self-contained active ( ie, powered) speakers. It does seem that ATC has gotten less attention in the US than its older and younger British siblings. When I mentioned all that to a quick-witted audio buddy, he immediately came back with "Middle Child Syndrome!" That makes ATC a few years younger than Spendor (1969) and a few years older than Harbeth (1977). (ATC) as a maker of loudspeaker drive-units. Regas are easy to partner.In 1974, in England, Australian Reverse-Pommy pianist and recording engineer Billy Woodman founded the Acoustic Transducer Co. Broadly speaking, Spendors are not difficult to drive but need amplifiers with good bass control/damping factor because of those (relatively) underdamped plastic cones. Shame, they are both special products in their own right. Can't comment on the B&W's.įor Spendor and Rega is not a very popular in my country (Hong Kong), please also kindly advice those models is easy to drive? Personally though I can't get my head around the shortcomings of this speaker (ATC 11 and its little offspring, which I actually prefer), namely an inability to sound nicely open and punchy at low volumes and their rather 'matter of fact' presentation, a bit soulless I guess. Quality as always more important than quantity. They are relatively inefficient so benefit from a little bit of power but even a rega brio was able to make some decently powerful noises with them. which have at least 100W output, is this correct? Especially for ATC SCM11, people advice this speaker will only be good when the pairing Amp. However, some Hi Fi sales people in my country advice that ATC SCM11 and B&W 805S are difficult to drive. If you can I'd advise have a listen mate. Some more good news, its only £500 or a bit less with discount. The footprint/height is about the same as a small standmount with stands so no difference there. Its a tiny floorstander and one of the few speakers that does'nt (sometimes) sound boomy with the 8vs2, and it really is the only slight criticism I personally would level at what otherwise is a great amp. Open, punchy, refined with a lovely sweet treble. Countless times have I heard the cyrus'es with the companies R3/R5 and have never found them wanting in any way. In a friends hifi retail outlet we regularely pair the cyrus 8vs2 and player with totems/dynaudios/ushers/MA/B&W/Missions etc., depending if an audition is about to take place or if its just us playing around and the speakers that always stand out as an almost perfect (is anything?) match are Rega's offerings. Ok, I go along with all the previous suggestions but like to add one, although with one caveat, its a floorstander but read on if you can. I've had ruark myself (sabres) and remember the prologue though its been a long time since I've heard a pair. ![]()
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