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Musicraft · Dec 30, 2016

ATC at the 2017 CES Show (January 5th - 8th)

CES is just around the corner and this year, we'll be presenting the latest version of what has become the classic ATC 3-way loudspeaker, the SCM50. Powering the SCM50PSLT will be a pair of our latest power amplifiers, the ATC 300W/ch P2. Digital to analogue conversion will be handled by Prism Sound Audiophile's fantastic Callia DAC. You can find us in suite 29-223.

ATC's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier is at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC P2 power amp modules

ATC SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

Musicraft's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier at ATC

ATC's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier is at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC Super SH25-76S HF unit used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

Building on the success of its hand-built standard tweeter, ATC has developed and manufactured an ENHANCED ‘S-SPEC’ VERSION for its flagship models.

After considerable development time the “S-SPEC’ tweeter completes the rollout of proprietary drivers across every ATC loudspeaker system. Six years in the making, the new SH25-76S design is a significant technical advance for ATC and a proud achievement for Managing Director Billy Woodman and R&D Manager Richard Newman. The Woodman/Newman collaboration has ensured that both the standard SH25-76 (as fitted to the Company’s curved SCM7/11/19/40/40A models) and ‘S-Spec’ SH25-76S tweeters exceed the exceptionally high levels of performance and consistency expected of an ATC driver.

ATC Super SH25-76S HF unit used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

The advent of the SH25-76S means that for the first time in a distinguished forty-year history, every ATC speaker system is able to benefit from complete ATC driver configurations, wholly designed and hand-built at the company’s UK development and production facility at Stroud, Gloucestershire. Now introduced on the Tower Series (SCM20/50/100/150), Anniversary Series (SCM50/100/150) and Classic Series (SCM20/50/100/150), the SH25-76S is ATC’s premium 25mm soft dome tweeter, developed with a no-compromise engineering approach in order to complement the renowned SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid-range driver.

ATC Super SH25-76S Soft Dome Tweeter used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

ATC Super SH25-76S HF unit & ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

ATC SB75-234 (SC) SL bass unit used in SCM50PSLT Passive monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Jan 7, 2017

ATC's new C1 5.1 (curved SCM7, C1C centre MK3 and C1 200w active subwoofer) mulit-channel system - What Hi-Fi Award Winner 2016 for the Best speaker package £2000+

http://www.whathifi.com/atc/c1/review

ATC's new C1 5.1 multi-channel monitoring system combines the curved SCM7, C1C MK3 and the C1 active subwoofer to energise multichannel applications with the brand’s signature virtues of neutral fidelity, wide bandwidth and high dynamic range.

ATC curved SCM7 passive monitors

ATC's new C1C MK3 passive centre monitor

ATC C1 200w active subwoofer

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC multi-channel monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

ATC SH25-76 dual-suspension tweeter -

The curved SCM7 and C1C MK3 driver systems feature ATC’s acclaimed SH25-76 dual-suspension tweeter, designed and built in-house according to the brand’s rigorous low-compromise regimen for exceptionally low distortion and an extended high frequency response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion, a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

Compatible Mid-Bass Drivers -

In the C1C MK3 the SH25-76 tweeter sits between two ATC SB45-125 mid/bass drivers identical in design to those employed by the corresponding curved SCM7 main passive monitors. The ATC SB45-125 mid/bass driver features a 45mm soft dome – exceptional for its horizontal dispersion of mid-band frequencies – and a huge 3.5kg high-energy magnet system, which includes a 45mm ribbon wire voice coil, meticulously milled and formed by ATC.

Compatible Crossovers -

The new C1C MK3 incorporates a new crossover developed from the curved SCM7 design, involving metallised polypropylene capacitors, large air cored inductors and ceramic wire-round resistors to offer superior power handling and clarity. Consequently, and in common with the curved SCM7 the C1C MK3 exhibits an impedance curve free from low values and extreme phase angles, presenting an easy load for amplifiers of 75 to 300 watts.

ATC C1 Subwoofer -

ATC’s C1 Sub is a compact, substantially braced design, incorporating a hand-built 12” (314mm) ATC bass driver and a fully discrete ATC 200W MOSFET power amplifier. Supplied with full remote and fascia mounted control over crossover frequency, gain and phase, its response may be calibrated for customised music and home theatre modes. Line and speaker level inputs are supplied together with a 12V trigger jack.

Matching Aesthetic Design -
Engineered to complement the curved SCM7 both visually and acoustically, the CICMK3 and employs a high quality cabinet construction, braced for high rigidity and damping. All system components are hand- finished in either real cherry-wood or black ash veneers.

Manufactured entirely in-house, ATC’s new C1 5.1 multi-channel systemoffers the ownership of hand-built, finely-engineered speaker systems, world renowned for audio accuracy.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in C1C MK3 and curved SCM7 passive monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SB45-125 mid/bass driver used in C1C MK3 and curved SCM7 passive monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Jan 15, 2017

AV Forums reviews ATC's new C1 5.1 (curved SCM7, C1C centre MK3 and C1 200w active subwoofer) multi-channel system

https://www.avforums.com/review/atc-c1-5-1-av-speaker-package-review.13155

ATC's new C1 5.1 multi-channel monitoring system combines the curved SCM7, C1C MK3 and the C1 active subwoofer to energise multichannel applications with the brand’s signature virtues of neutral fidelity, wide bandwidth and high dynamic range.

ATC curved SCM7 passive monitors

ATC's new C1C MK3 passive centre monitor

ATC C1 200w active subwoofer

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC multi-channel monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

http://www.whathifi.com/atc/c1/review
ATC's new C1 5.1 (curved SCM7, C1C centre MK3 and C1 200w active subwoofer) multi-channel system - What Hi-Fi Award Winner 2016 for the Best speaker package £2000

ATC SH25-76 dual-suspension tweeter -

The curved SCM7 and C1C MK3 driver systems feature ATC’s acclaimed SH25-76 dual-suspension tweeter, designed and built in-house according to the brand’s rigorous low-compromise regimen for exceptionally low distortion and an extended high frequency response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion, a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

Compatible Mid-Bass Drivers -

In the C1C MK3 the SH25-76 tweeter sits between two ATC SB45-125 mid/bass drivers identical in design to those employed by the corresponding curved SCM7 main passive monitors. The ATC SB45-125 mid/bass driver features a 45mm soft dome – exceptional for its horizontal dispersion of mid-band frequencies – and a huge 3.5kg high-energy magnet system, which includes a 45mm ribbon wire voice coil, meticulously milled and formed by ATC.

Compatible Crossovers -

The new C1C MK3 incorporates a new crossover developed from the curved SCM7 design, involving metallised polypropylene capacitors, large air cored inductors and ceramic wire-round resistors to offer superior power handling and clarity. Consequently, and in common with the curved SCM7 the C1C MK3 exhibits an impedance curve free from low values and extreme phase angles, presenting an easy load for amplifiers of 75 to 300 watts.

ATC C1 Subwoofer -

ATC’s C1 Sub is a compact, substantially braced design, incorporating a hand-built 12” (314mm) ATC bass driver and a fully discrete ATC 200W MOSFET power amplifier. Supplied with full remote and fascia mounted control over crossover frequency, gain and phase, its response may be calibrated for customised music and home theatre modes. Line and speaker level inputs are supplied together with a 12V trigger jack.

Matching Aesthetic Design -
Engineered to complement the curved SCM7 both visually and acoustically, the CICMK3 and employs a high quality cabinet construction, braced for high rigidity and damping. All system components are hand- finished in either real cherry-wood or black ash veneers.

Manufactured entirely in-house, ATC’s new C1 5.1 multi-channel systemoffers the ownership of hand-built, finely-engineered speaker systems, world renowned for audio accuracy.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in C1C MK3 and curved SCM7 passive monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SB45-125 mid/bass driver used in C1C MK3 and curved SCM7 passive monitors

ATC C1 5.1 (curved SCM7, C1C centre MK3 and C1 200w active subwoofer) multi-channel system RRP £3250

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Jan 24, 2017

JOE CHICCARELLI SCORES WITH ATC SCM45A PROFESSIONAL MONITORS (Transaudio Group)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 2016: With Ten Grammy wins, including Best Engineered Album for The Raconteurs Consolers of the Lonely and scores of platinum and gold albums, Joe Chiccarelli has made good on the famous opportunity Frank Zappa gave him during the recording of “Sheik Yerbouti” – among Zappa’s best-selling albums ever. When the head engineer couldn’t make the session, Zappa promoted then-assistant engineer Chiccarelli to take the lead.

ATC SCM45A Professional monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Professional. Reference monitoring. Naturally.

Since then, Chiccarelli has had the opportunity to work with the biggest and best artists in the music industry, including U2, Beck, Elton John, Rufus Wainwright, Tori Amos, The Strokes, Jason Mraz, The White Stripes, and on and on and on. Inspired by their transparent midrange, extended low- and high-end, and impressive SPLs, Chiccarelli recently switched from the monitors he had been using for two decades to ATC SCM45A Pro nearfields.

“I had stuck by the same monitors for twenty years because they offered the kind of phase coherence that allowed me to hear, for example, small differences in mic position,” explained Chiccarelli. “But in the last five years or so, I started looking around for something that would give me that same phase coherence, but greater low-end and high-end content to meet the current expectations in the recording industry. People are making bigger, punchier albums these days, with an extended frequency range and plenty of synthesized sounds with extreme frequency content. For a long time, it was an unsuccessful search, and I stayed with my old monitors.”

He continued, “But then I was working with The Killers at their studio in Las Vegas, and Brad (Lunde, president of ATC’s U.S. distributor, TransAudio Group) loaned me a pair of ATC SCM25A monitors. We were doing guitar overdubs at the time, and the moment we put the SCM25As up, I heard details that went beyond the capabilities of my old monitors. It was immediately apparent that I had to go move the mic a quarter inch because it wasn’t quite right where it was. That’s the kind of fine detail that I depend on to make the right decisions.” Keen for more low end than the SCM25As could offer, Chiccarelli waited – on the advice of Lunde – for the introduction of the ATC SCM45As, which have two low-end drivers.

In the year-and-a-half that he’s had them, Chiccarelli has used them to record, mix, and/or produce Morrissey, Alanis Morissette, Arkells, Needtobreathe, Milow, Spoon… “pretty much everything I’ve done,” he said. “Recently I’ve been traveling to Montréal to work on a project with Broken Social Scene, and after I finished pretending that I could get by without my ATCs, Brad stepped in to help me find a local pair that I could use. It’s really the midrange for me – that’s the tell. Plenty of monitors can impress with their low end or high end, but the midrange is where most of the critical work happens. I think that’s why engineers used to rely so heavily on Auratones, Altecs, and JBLs – speakers that had that clarity in the midrange. New speakers, with the exception of ATCs, are missing that. And truth be told, ATCs take that midrange clarity to a whole new level – this is something new under the sun.”

Not only do the ATC SCM45As sound great and produce recordings that reliably translate, they also produce plenty of clean volume. “That’s important,” Chiccarelli states. “I do a lot of live tracking sessions with full bands – it’s not just about the vocal. I want the band to come back into the control room and get excited about the work they’re doing. I want it to be big and powerful and to reflect who they are as artists. It’s an impressive psychological advantage that feeds back to inspire better recordings. My SCM45As practically sound like soffit-mounted mains!”

Chiccarelli is so reliant on and impressed by the ATC SCM45A Pro that he recently purchased a second pair for a new overdub room that he opened up in his home-away-from-home, Sunset Sound.

ATC Super SH25-76S Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM45A Professional monitors

Building on the success of its hand-built standard tweeter, ATC has developed and manufactured an ENHANCED ‘S-SPEC’ VERSION for its flagship models.

After considerable development time the “S-SPEC’ tweeter completes the rollout of proprietary drivers across every ATC loudspeaker system. Six years in the making, the new SH25-76S design is a significant technical advance for ATC and a proud achievement for Managing Director Billy Woodman and R&D Manager Richard Newman. The Woodman/Newman collaboration has ensured that both the standard SH25-76 (as fitted to the Company’s curved SCM7/11/19/40/40A models) and ‘S-Spec’ SH25-76S tweeters exceed the exceptionally high levels of performance and consistency expected of an ATC driver.

ATC Super SH25-76S Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM45A Professional monitors

The advent of the SH25-76S means that for the first time in a distinguished forty-year history, every ATC speaker system is able to benefit from complete ATC driver configurations, wholly designed and hand-built at the company’s UK development and production facility at Stroud, Gloucestershire. Now introduced on the Tower Series (SCM20/50/100/150), Anniversary Series (SCM50/100/150) and Classic Series (SCM20/50/100/150), the SH25-76S is ATC’s premium 25mm soft dome tweeter, developed with a no-compromise engineering approach in order to complement the renowned SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid-range driver.

ATC Super SH25-76S Super Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM45A Professional monitors

ATC Super SH25-76S Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM45A Professional monitors

ATC SM75-150 Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM45A Professional monitors

ATC SB50-164(SC) bass driver used in SCM45A Professional monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Jan 29, 2017

Pictures showing one of our clients ATC curved SCM40 passive monitors powered with a Musical Fidelity M6Si amplifier based audio system in Derbyshire.

Pictures showing one of our clients ATC curved SCM40 passive monitors powered with a Musical Fidelity M6Si amplifier based audio system in Derbyshire

Pictures showing one of our clients ATC curved SCM40 passive monitors powered with a Musical Fidelity M6Si amplifier based audio system in Derbyshire

Second Generation ATC SCM40 passive monitors

ATC curved SCM40 passive monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Soft Dome monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

http://www.atcloudspeakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/HiFi-Choice-Oct-2014-ATC-SCM40.pdf
Hi-Fi Choice reviews ATC's curved SCM40 passive monitors

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/atc-scm40-giant-killers/
HiFi Wigwam reviews ATC's curved SCM40 passive monitors

The curved SCM40 features ATC’s new SH25-76 tweeter with a ATC’s renowned 75mm/3” Soft Dome mid-range and a 164mm, short coil – long gap (underhung) bass driver. The three-way design and inclusion of the Soft Dome mid results in excellent clarity, even at high drive levels with bass heavy source material. It also gives wide, even dispersion resulting in excellent stereo imaging and un-fussy positioning in the home. The new model also benefits from crossover revisions that have improved the loudspeakers overall balance and the integration between mid and high frequency elements.

Featuring the new ATC designed and built 25mm Soft Dome tweeter, updated bass/mid drivers and crossovers housed in a curved, laminated cabinet, the first of a new range of ATC closed-box passive loudspeakers has arrived. The second generation SCM40 employs ATC’s landmark SH25-76 tweeter, developed to satisfy the company’s long-established rigour in drive unit engineering.

ATC SH25-76 Tweeter

Sharing technology with the renowned ATC Soft Domed mid-range drive unit, the curved SCM40's tweeter employs a unique dual suspension system, designed to suppress rocking modes even at high power output levels. The ATC configuration of a short edge-wound voice coil in a long, narrow magnetic gap ensures exceptionally low distortion throughout the tweeter’s operating band and removes the need for ferrofluids, which can dry out over time, compromising performance. A complex-shaped, soft-domed diaphragm extends high frequency range and offers a smooth off-axis response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion with a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in curved SCM40 passive monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SM75-150 soft dome mid range drive unit used in SCM40 passive monitors

ATC SB50-164(SC) bass driver used in SCM40 passive monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Feb 4, 2017

Pictures showing ATC building and testing a pair of curved SCM40A active monitors for one of our clients in Birmingham

Pictures showing ATC building and testing a pair of curved SCM40A active monitors for one of our clients in Birmingham

ATC curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Soft Dome Monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

http://www.stereotimes.com/post/atc-scm40a-active-loudspeaker/
Stereotimes reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Review_Hi-Fi-_SCM40A_Naim.pdf[/url]
Hi-Fi Plus reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/getting-active-with-atc-scm-40a-speakers/
Positive-Feedback reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_073.pdf (page 138)
Tone Audio reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://www.hifi-voice.com/testy-a-recenze/reprosoustavy-podlahove/2123-atc-scm40.html
ATC curved SCM40A active monitors have been given Reference Status by Czech online magazine, hifi-voice

http://www.whathifi.com/atc/scm40a/review
What Hi-Fi reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC curved SCM40A active monitors

The curved SCM40A is an active version of ATC's highly successful curved SCM40 passive monitors. The 3-way design, employing all hand built ATC drive units is complimented with a built-in 235Watt class AB tri-amplifier. The MOSFET based amplifier is a modified version of that found in ATC's larger active monitors, the SCM50ASL, SCM100ASL and SCM150ASL.

Sharing technology with the renowned ATC Soft Dome mid-range drive unit, the new tweeter employs a unique dual suspension system suppressing rocking modes even at high power output levels. The ATC configuration of a short edge-wound voice coil in a long, narrow magnetic gap ensures exceptionally low distortion throughout its operating band and removes the need for ferrofluids, which can dry out over time, compromising performance.

A complex, shaped, soft-domed diaphragm extends high frequency range and offers a smooth off-axis response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion, a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SM75-150 soft dome mid range drive unit used in SCM40A active monitors

ATC SB50-164(SC) bass driver used in SCM40A active monitors

ATC curved SCM40A active monitors RRP £6279/pair

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Feb 11, 2017

Pictures showing a classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby). This classic ATC poster is number 66/100 and was kindly given to us by one of our clients from Manchester who uses an ATC multi channel monitoring system which comprises of SCM40 passive, C3C passive, SCM11 passive and a C2 active subwoofer.

My stand out client from this classic ATC poster is The Pope. Which ATC client stand outs for you?

ATC SM75-150 Soft Dome mid range drive unit

ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Soft Dome Monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

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Musicraft · Feb 21, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

Pictures showing ATC testing and completing the build of curved SCM19 passive monitors for one of our clients in Ireland

Pictures showing ATC testing and completing the build of curved SCM19 passive monitors for one of our clients in Ireland

ATC curved SCM19 passive monitors in Cherry finish

Featuring the new ATC designed and built 25mm soft dome tweeter, updated bass/mid drivers and crossovers housed in a curved, laminated cabinet, the first of a new range of ATC closed-box passive loudspeakers has arrived. The second generation SCM19 employs ATC’s landmark SH25-76 tweeter, developed to satisfy the company’s long-established rigour in drive unit engineering.

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

http://www.whathifi.com/atc/scm19/review
ATC curved SCM19 passive monitors - What Hi-Fi Award Winner 2016 for the best standmount speaker £1500+

“If you value insight and honesty above all else, these speakers are a terrific buy”

ATC curved SCM19 passive monitors in Satin White finish

ATC curved SCM19 passive monitors in Satin Black finish

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit

Sharing technology with the renowned ATC Soft Domed mid-range drive unit, the new tweeter employs a unique dual suspension system suppressing rocking modes even at high power output levels. The ATC configuration of a short edge-wound voice coil in a long, narrow magnetic gap ensures exceptionally low distortion throughout its operating band and removes the need for ferrofluids, which can dry out over time, compromising performance.

A complex, shaped, soft-domed diaphragm extends high frequency range and offers a smooth off-axis response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion, a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in curved SCM19 passive monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC’s SH25-76 soft dome tweeter is joined by the company’s highly linear 150mm mid/bass driver. It features an integrated 75mm soft dome – exceptional for its horizontal dispersion of mid-band frequencies – and a huge 9kg high-energy, ‘Super Linear’ magnet system, which includes a 75mm diameter flat wire, underhung voice coil, meticulously milled and formed by ATC. The magnet system and a carefully weighted doped fabric cone assembly contribute to the SCM19’s wide bandwidth, impressive dynamic range and convincing bass output coupled with very low distortion as a result of the unique ‘Super Linear’ motor system.

ATC SB75-150 SL mid/bass drive unit used in curved SCM19 monitors

Second Generation SCM19 - New Cabinets and Systems

Establishing what is to be a new style for ATC’s most competitively priced range of loudspeakers, the new SCM19's benefit acoustically and aesthetically from a curved cabinet construction. Braced and laminated for high rigidity and damping, the curved enclosures in real cherry or black ash veneer also impart a strong impression of design quality. Improved crossovers featuring metallised polypropylene capacitors, large air cored inductors and ceramic wire-round resistors offer superior power handling and clarity. The SCM19 exhibit an impedance curve free from low values, presenting an easy load for amplifiers of 75 to 300 watts. The SCM19 is designed for optimum performance with the grill in place – although the difference in performance without the grill is minimal. The metal grille, finished in anthracite grey, fixes to the cabinet via hidden magnets. According to tradition, each model number represents internal cabinet volume in litres.

ATC curved SCM19 passive monitors RRP £1996/pair

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 1, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

SweetwaterSound interviews ATC R&D engineer Ben Lilly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9hPO1417ik

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Professional. Reference monitoring. Naturally.

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 7, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

A freshly built pair of ATC SCM200ASL Professional monitors for Helios Pro Audio Solutions, Haarlem, Netherlands.

ATC SCM200ASL Professional monitors

ATC P4 rack-mount grounded source 850W class A/B amplifier used with SCM200ASL Professional monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Professional. Reference monitoring. Naturally.

ATC SH34-76 Super Soft Dome HF drive unit used in SCM200ASL Professional monitors

ATC Super SH34-76 HF unit & ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM200ASL Professional monitors

ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM200ASL Professional monitors

ATC SB75-314(SC) SL bass driver used in SCM200ASL Professional monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 12, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

Hi-Fi News (March 2017) reviews ATC's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier

http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/HFN_Mar17_ATC_P2_Reprint-LOW.pdf

“the P2 is one of those subtle components that quietly works its magic on you, until you suddenly realise that it is doing everything brilliantly but without any fuss or melodrama. Put simply, it just sounds ‘right’.”

“In terms of detail, the P2 struck gold once again. Instruments were lifelike and beautifully atmospheric, no matter whether a recording featured a soft solo acoustic ensemble or a grand orchestral bombardment.”

Adam Smith, Hi-Fi News, March 2017

Generating twice the power of its smaller P1 sibling, the P2 will drive the most challenging loudspeakers with ATC’s signature virtues of wide bandwidth and ultra-low distortion…

ATC's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier is at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC P2 power amp modules

Musicraft's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier at ATC

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

ATC's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier is at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC's new P2 300w/ch dual mono power stereo power amplifier is at Musicraft (Derby)

Hand-built by ATC in the UK, the P2 class A/B stereo power amplifier is designed to complement the brand’s range of hi-fi preamplifiers, both aesthetically and operationally. Rated at 300W continuous power per channel and developed in tandem with the P2 Pro studio amplifier, the ATC P2 is a Dual Mono design, keeping the power supplies, signal and return paths discreet. This approach ensures that the amplifier will achieve the maximum signal separation with minimal crosstalk, and that intermodulation between channels via the power supplies is reduced to an absolute minimum across a frequency range of 400kHz. It also means that the power delivery from one channel cannot affect the specified power available from the other.

Within a new low-vibration chassis design featuring a precision machined 12.7mm brushed aluminium front panel, the P2’s layout includes a massive, custom-made 400 VA low-noise transformer for each channel and an output stage involving 3 pairs of MOSFET devices per channel to achieve peak current output of over 15 amps. ATC’s unique “grounded source” output stage ensures smooth power delivery and extremely low harmonic distortion. The gain of the P2 matches that of the lower power P1 (150W/ch) so that they can be used together in bi-amp or tri-amp systems, connected via the amplifier ‘Link’ phono inputs/outputs.

The ATC P2 offers balanced XLR and unbalanced phono inputs, ‘link’ phono outputs, proprietary 4mm speaker terminals, and IR remote control.

ATC P2 Features -
• Latest ATC discrete MOSFET grounded source output stage.
• Class A/B topology.
• 300W into 8 ohm continuous power O/P capability
• Dual mono-design ensures minimal crosstalk and inter-channel modulation.
• Entirely separate power supplies for high voltage audio, low voltage audio and logic/control.
• 400kHz bandwidth to ensure best possible transient reproduction.
• Vanishingly low distortion.
• Custom low noise toroidal transformers.
• New chassis design for reduced vibration and a more striking visual appearance.

ATC P2 Specifications -
• Max Continuous Output Power : 300W (8Ω, 1% THD)
• Input Sensitivity : 2V rms (ref. 150W out)
• Input Impedance : 10kΩ/leg
• Frequency Response : <2Hz – >400kHz (-3dB)
• Signal to Noise Ratio : >110dB (DIN)
• Crosstalk : >100dB
• THD : >0.002%/-95dB
• Dimensions (HxWxD) : 141x448x337mm (5.6˝x17.6˝x13.3˝)
• Weight : 30kg / 66lbs
• 6 year warranty

ATC P2 RRP £3120

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 19, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

The Speaker Shack reviews ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

https://www.speakershack.co.uk/articleResult.php?subject=1&record=1729

ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

The SCM19AT system is an active version of the Company’s SCM19 award-winner, uniting proprietary, optimised driver/amp pairings in a slender floor standing design…

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/atc-scm19a-floorstanding-active-loudspeaker
The Ear reviews ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

"I could go on but hopefully the crux has been communicated, this ATC like its range mates is not designed to elaborate on the signal, it exists to let you hear it like it is. In this respect it sounds more like a studio monitor than your average domestic loudspeaker and what this does is focus on the playing, singing and performance rather than the sound. So ATCs are speakers for music junkies, especially those who like their music at the same sort of sound pressure levels enjoyed by many musicians. They are a blank canvas at the mercy of the signal, get that right and you have an unusually good loudspeaker, one that will keep you enthralled to the end of every album."

Positive Feedback reviews ATC's new SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/atc-scm19at-active-tower-speaker-system/

“…also takes a company with diverse engineering expertise to cover electronics, mechanics, electro-mechanics, and other disciplines and this is rare. ATC clearly has the engineering talent required as they have been in business over 40 years and producing active speakers for many of them. The SCM19ATs are a wonderful advancement in the state of the art of active loudspeakers. You could easily spend three times as much on comparable separate components and not do as well. I strongly encourage you to seek out the ATCs and give them a listen.”

Michael Wechsberg | Positive Feedback 09-06-2016 | | Issue 87

http://hifipig.com/atc-scm19a-active-loudspeakers/
Hi-Fi Pig reviews ATC's new SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HFC_413_Exotica_ATC_Reprint-LOW.pdf
Hi-Fi Choice reviews ATC's new SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

"Clearly shot through with the solid engineering and acoustic expertise loved by fans of ATC around the world, the SCM19A is an important and effective addition to the company’s extensive domestic line up. Used in anger with high octane rock it will make most similarly sized passive floorstanders sound somewhat flat and loose. But it does the delicate stuff with great care and finesse as well. A better advert for properly implemented active design at a relatively sane price I’ve yet to hear.”

David Vivian, Hi-Fi Choice August 2016.

ATC Loudspeaker Technology’s new SCM19 Active Tower SL speaker system will deliver the company’s reference-quality audio from an elegantly curved floor-standing design, just 370mm wide and under a metre in height. Identical acoustically to ATC’s award-winning passive SCM19SL 2-way system but utilising the 19 litre volume in a slim tower format, the SCM19AT SL combines high aesthetic appeal with the widely acknowledged performance benefits of ATC active design to create a compelling speaker proposition for music lovers.

The SCM19AT SL’s braced, sealed and curved multi-layer laminated cabinet, which is precision-finished in cherry or black ash real-wood veneer, provides a rigid and optimally damped environment for the Company’s acclaimed SH25-76 Soft Dome tweeter and 150mm Super-Linear mid/bass driver. Drive units are individually powered by an upgraded bi-amp pack (also proprietary), comprising ATC’s discrete MOSFET Class A/B modules, providing 32W of continuous power to the HF section and 150W to the bass.

ATC SH25-76 Tweeter

Sharing technology with the renowned ATC Soft Domed mid-range drive unit, the SCM19AT SL's tweeter employs a unique dual suspension system, designed to suppress rocking modes even at high power output levels. The ATC configuration of a short edge-wound voice coil in a long, narrow magnetic gap ensures exceptionally low distortion throughout the tweeter’s operating band and removes the need for ferrofluids, which can dry out over time, compromising performance. A complex-shaped, soft-domed diaphragm extends high frequency range and offers a smooth off-axis response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion with a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in curved SCM19AT SL active monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SB75-150 SL mid/bass driver

The SCM19AT SL’s 150mm ATC SL mid/bass driver utilises a carefully weighted doped fabric cone with a 75mm soft dome – exceptional for its broad and even dispersion of mid-band frequencies. The cone is driven by an ‘under-hung’ (short coil/long gap) motor using a huge 9kg ‘Super Linear’ magnet system, which is unique to ATC loudspeaker systems. The 75mm ribbon wire voice coil is meticulously milled and wound in-house by ATC. ATC’s familiar under-hung motor topology maintains linear coil force and inductance, even at high drive levels, keeping distortion low.

ATC SB75-150 SL mid/bass drive unit used in curved SCM19AT SL active monitors

Electronics

The SCM19AT SL’s proprietary two-way on-board amp pack design has been revised to reduce noise and distortion (a further -10dB @ 10kHz), while achieving a lower operating temperature for improved reliability. The design includes protection circuits for both DC offset and thermal overload. Mid frequency THD is vanishingly low at 93dB/0.002%, and a very wide bandwidth of 200 kHz ensures the accurate reproduction of musical transients. ATC’s Grounded Source output stage modules are fed by a newly developed two-way active crossover section featuring 2nd order modified Butterworth circuitry with phase compensation for each crossover point. The advantage of active crossovers is that their response remains unaffected by variable voice coil impedance, while the use of phase compensation enables phase coherency at the crossover points, improving the SCM19AT SL’s tonal balance and enhancing imaging for a pin-point stereo field. As usual system input is via balanced XLR.

The ATC SCM19AT SL – the first active 19 in the Company’s history – is designed for optimum performance with the grille attached, although the difference in performance without the grill is minimal. Finished in anthracite grey, the metal grille fixes to the cabinet via hidden magnets. Designed and manufactured by ATC entirely in-house, the SCM19AT SL offers the ownership of a hand-built ruggedly engineered speaker system, world famous for musical accuracy and high power output. Like all ATC products, the SCM19AT SL is backed by a six-year warranty.

Features

• New ATC designed and built dual suspension 25mm Soft Dome HF unit with precision alloy wave guide
• “SL” spec bass driver with 75mm integral Soft Dome
• 9kg optimised short-coil/long gap motor assembly
• On-board grounded source 182 watt Class A/B Bi-amplifier
• Active filters and overload protection
• 6 year warranty

Specification

• Drivers: HF ATC 25mm dual suspension Tweeter, Mid/LF ATC 150mm SL
• Matched Response: +/- 0.5dB
• Frequency Response (-6dB): 54Hz-22kHz
• Dispersion: ±80° Coherent Horizontal, ±10° Coherent Vertical
• Max SPL: 108dB
• Crossover Frequency: 2.5kHz
• Connectors: Male XLR
• Input sensitivity: 1V
• Filters: 2nd Order critically damped with phase compensation
• Overload Protection: Active FET momentary gain reduction
• Fault Protection: DC fault protection and thermal trip. Fault indication on rear panel mounted LED
• Amplifier Output: 150W LF, 32W HF
• Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD): 980x370x344mm (spikes add 25mm to height, grill adds 34mm to depth)
• Weight: 31kg/68.2lbs.

The advantages of active operation

• Perfectly matched dedicated amplifiers for each frequency band
• Active crossover filters with phase correction ensure accurate timbre, excellent imaging and source location
• A flat magnitude response that is not changed with power input level
• A 20dB improvement in intermodulation distortion
• Better controlled low frequency
• A greater dynamic range for the same input power

SCM19AT SL RRP £4990/pair

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 26, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

ATC SCM150ASL Professional monitors - hot off the production line.

ATC SCM150ASL Professional monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Professional. Reference monitoring. Naturally.

ATC Super SH25-76S Super Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

Building on the success of its hand-built standard tweeter, ATC has developed and manufactured an ENHANCED ‘S-SPEC’ VERSION for its flagship models.

After considerable development time the “S-SPEC’ tweeter completes the rollout of proprietary drivers across every ATC loudspeaker system. Six years in the making, the new SH25-76S design is a significant technical advance for ATC and a proud achievement for Managing Director Billy Woodman and R&D Manager Richard Newman. The Woodman/Newman collaboration has ensured that both the standard SH25-76 (as fitted to the Company’s curved SCM7/11/19/40/40A models) and ‘S-Spec’ SH25-76S tweeters exceed the exceptionally high levels of performance and consistency expected of an ATC driver.

ATC Super SH25-76S Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

The advent of the SH25-76S means that for the first time in a distinguished forty-year history, every ATC speaker system is able to benefit from complete ATC driver configurations, wholly designed and hand-built at the company’s UK development and production facility at Stroud, Gloucestershire. Now introduced on the Tower Series (SCM20/50/100/150), Anniversary Series (SCM50/100/150) and Classic Series (SCM20/50/100/150), the SH25-76S is ATC’s premium 25mm soft dome tweeter, developed with a no-compromise engineering approach in order to complement the renowned SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid-range driver.

ATC Super SH25-76S Super Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

ATC Super SH25-76S Soft Dome tweeter used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

ATC Super SH25-76S HF unit & ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

ATC SB75-375(SC) SL bass unit used in SCM150ASL Professional monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 29, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

From 1st April 2017, the vast majority of ATC products will increase in price by 8%.

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · Mar 30, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

From 1st April 2017, the vast majority of ATC products will increase in price by 8%.

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

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Musicraft · Mar 31, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

From 1st April 2017, the vast majority of ATC products will increase in price by 8%.

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

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Musicraft · Apr 9, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

Synth whizz Will Gregory gears up to take new Goldfrapp album to the masses with ATC assistance

“What’s good about the SCM25A Pros is that they’re more muscular; they’ve got more bass end, and you can control that… they manage to throw the sweet spot quite a long way into the room, so everyone can share it… but they have all that accuracy, so when you do sit yourself down in the sweet spot they’re absolutely invaluable.” – Will Gregory (composer/keyboardist/producer), 2017.

ATC SCM25A Professional monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Professional. Reference monitoring. Naturally.

BOX HILL, WILTS, UK: specialist British loudspeaker drive unit and complete sound reproduction system manufacturer ATC is proud to announce that Goldfrapp synth whizz Will Gregory turned to London based ATC dealer Funky Junk to supplement his trusty Nineties-vintage SCM20 passive monitors with an altogether more modern SCM25A Professional three-way active studio pairing, promptly put to good use when working on the multiple Grammy®-nominated British electronic duo’s recently released seventh studio album, Silver Eye…

But before finding critical acclaim and international chart success with vocalist Alison Goldfrapp — Supernature sold over one million copies as Goldfrapp’s third album (featuring striking smash hit ‘Ooh La La’), the Bristol-born multi-talented composer, keyboardist, and producer predominantly recorded and toured throughout the Eighties with Bath-based rock/pop phenomenon Tears For Fears and later performed with other big name ‘local’ acts, including singer-songwriter/humanitarian activist Peter Gabriel and trip-hop pioneers Portishead. It was around this time that Will Gregory began a lifelong love affair with those trusty two-way passives, playing their part in putting him on the road to Goldfrapp glory. “I managed to source a second-hand pair of SCM20s, because I didn’t have a lot of money at the time,” he begins. “But I’ve always used them as my main reference monitors, and I’ve taken them to all the mixing sessions we’ve done with Goldfrapp. I know where I am with them, so they’ve stood me in good stead, because they have this quality of not bringing anything to the party.”

Problems have, however, occurred — albeit as far as Will Gregory’s well-honed listening skills are concerned — when stepping outside his ATC comfort zone: “I’ve had to mix on other speakers when working elsewhere, but then when I play those mixes back on the SCM20s I end up making more changes — put it that way. Whatever else I play them on after I’ve made those changes, I don’t want to make any more changes, so — in that sense — you can trust them to be accurate.”

All of which rather begs the question: why the need to move on up to ATC’s acclaimed SCM25A Pro three-way actives? An answer lies somewhat closer to home. Home is where the heart is, after all, and home for Will Gregory is a spacious Sixties bungalow also housing his primary studio setup (as well as a synth-based room and another room dedicated to analogue drum sounds and tape manipulation). Here he hunkered down for the best part of two years to work on the new Goldfrapp album, announced on Twitter by Alison Goldfrapp herself back in July 2015. While Will Gregory has not entirely forsaken his passive pair of beloved SCM20s, the larger SCM25A Pro three-way active studio monitors met with his approval in more ways than one: “What’s good about the SCM25A Pros is that they’re more muscular; they’ve got more bass end, and you can control that because they’ve got ports on the side, so you can decide how much or little you want, which is great. I love the totally practical, physical way that you can just remove or insert the bungs to change the bass, but, either way, they fill the room much better than the SCM20s."

Tricky as it may sound, residential room size played a part in influencing Will Gregory’s studious SCM25A Pro purchasing decision. “I’m in quite a big room now,” notes its owner, adding: “I’m here a lot of the time, so it functions like a home. I think they used to have more room in the Sixties, so it’s got this large sitting room with a lovely picture window, which means you can see some nature while working. So I love it from that point of view, having spent so many years underground, which is where musicians seem to put themselves a lot the time in studios for some strange reason. But because we’re detached here, we’re not going to disturb our neighbours unduly, so it’s ideal. But when I’m working with other people in there we clearly can’t all fit in the sweet spot between the speakers, yet they manage to throw the sweet spot quite a long way into the room, so everyone can share it. They’re also fantastic for just ramping up the vibe a little bit, but they have all that accuracy, so when you do sit yourself down in the sweet spot they’re absolutely invaluable.”

Invaluable for referencing that all-important bass end on Goldfrapp’s eagerly-awaited seventh studio album, about which the dynamic duo themselves collectively commented: “Silver Eye belongs more to the electronic world of Supernature and Black Cherry. We’ve worked with some fantastic people on this album and we’re really excited to share it with you.”

ATC SM75-150 Soft Dome mid range drive unit used in SCM25A Professional monitors

ATC SB50-164(SC) bass driver used in SCM25A Professional monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

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Musicraft · Apr 23, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

Pictures showing ATC having completed building a pair of curved SCM40A active monitors in Cherry finish for one our clients in Birmingham

Pictures showing ATC having completed building a pair of curved SCM40A active monitors in Cherry finish for one our clients in Birmingham[/b]

Pictures showing ATC having completed building a pair of curved SCM40A active monitors in Cherry finish for one our clients in Birmingham [/b]

ATC curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Soft Dome Monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

http://www.stereotimes.com/post/atc-scm40a-active-loudspeaker/
Stereotimes reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Review_Hi-Fi-_SCM40A_Naim.pdf[/url]
Hi-Fi Plus reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/getting-active-with-atc-scm-40a-speakers/
Positive-Feedback reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_073.pdf (page 138)
Tone Audio reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

http://www.hifi-voice.com/testy-a-recenze/reprosoustavy-podlahove/2123-atc-scm40.html
ATC curved SCM40A active monitors have been given Reference Status by Czech online magazine, hifi-voice

http://www.whathifi.com/atc/scm40a/review
What Hi-Fi reviews ATC's curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC curved SCM40A active monitors RRP £6800/pair

The curved SCM40A is an active version of ATC's highly successful curved SCM40 passive monitors. The 3-way design, employing all hand built ATC drive units is complimented with a built-in 235Watt class AB tri-amplifier. The MOSFET based amplifier is a modified version of that found in ATC's larger active monitors, the SCM50ASL, SCM100ASL and SCM150ASL.

Sharing technology with the renowned ATC Soft Dome mid-range drive unit, the new tweeter employs a unique dual suspension system suppressing rocking modes even at high power output levels. The ATC configuration of a short edge-wound voice coil in a long, narrow magnetic gap ensures exceptionally low distortion throughout its operating band and removes the need for ferrofluids, which can dry out over time, compromising performance.

A complex, shaped, soft-domed diaphragm extends high frequency range and offers a smooth off-axis response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion, a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SM75-150 soft dome mid range drive unit used in curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC SB50-164(SC) bass driver used in curved SCM40A active monitors

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · May 2, 2017

A classic ATC Soft Dome Monitoring - Friends around the world (special limited edition print) poster 66/100 signed by ATC's founder and chief engineer Billy Woodman on display here at Musicraft (Derby).

HiFi Wigwam - An exclusive real review of ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors by Richard Bowles (Rabski)

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/an-exclus...active-atc-scm-19at-by-richard-bowles-rabski/

ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

The SCM19AT system is an active version of the Company’s SCM19 award-winner, uniting proprietary, optimised driver/amp pairings in a slender floor standing design…

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Transducer. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

https://www.speakershack.co.uk/articleResult.php?subject=1&record=1729
The Speaker Shack reviews ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/atc-scm19a-floorstanding-active-loudspeaker
The Ear reviews ATC's SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

"I could go on but hopefully the crux has been communicated, this ATC like its range mates is not designed to elaborate on the signal, it exists to let you hear it like it is. In this respect it sounds more like a studio monitor than your average domestic loudspeaker and what this does is focus on the playing, singing and performance rather than the sound. So ATCs are speakers for music junkies, especially those who like their music at the same sort of sound pressure levels enjoyed by many musicians. They are a blank canvas at the mercy of the signal, get that right and you have an unusually good loudspeaker, one that will keep you enthralled to the end of every album."

Positive Feedback reviews ATC's new SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

http://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/atc-scm19at-active-tower-speaker-system/

“…also takes a company with diverse engineering expertise to cover electronics, mechanics, electro-mechanics, and other disciplines and this is rare. ATC clearly has the engineering talent required as they have been in business over 40 years and producing active speakers for many of them. The SCM19ATs are a wonderful advancement in the state of the art of active loudspeakers. You could easily spend three times as much on comparable separate components and not do as well. I strongly encourage you to seek out the ATCs and give them a listen.”

Michael Wechsberg | Positive Feedback 09-06-2016 | | Issue 87

http://hifipig.com/atc-scm19a-active-loudspeakers/
Hi-Fi Pig reviews ATC's new SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

http://atcloudspeakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/HFC_413_Exotica_ATC_Reprint-LOW.pdf
Hi-Fi Choice reviews ATC's new SCM19AT SL Active Tower monitors

"Clearly shot through with the solid engineering and acoustic expertise loved by fans of ATC around the world, the SCM19A is an important and effective addition to the company’s extensive domestic line up. Used in anger with high octane rock it will make most similarly sized passive floorstanders sound somewhat flat and loose. But it does the delicate stuff with great care and finesse as well. A better advert for properly implemented active design at a relatively sane price I’ve yet to hear.”

David Vivian, Hi-Fi Choice August 2016.

ATC Loudspeaker Technology’s new SCM19 Active Tower SL speaker system will deliver the company’s reference-quality audio from an elegantly curved floor-standing design, just 370mm wide and under a metre in height. Identical acoustically to ATC’s award-winning passive SCM19SL 2-way system but utilising the 19 litre volume in a slim tower format, the SCM19AT SL combines high aesthetic appeal with the widely acknowledged performance benefits of ATC active design to create a compelling speaker proposition for music lovers.

The SCM19AT SL’s braced, sealed and curved multi-layer laminated cabinet, which is precision-finished in cherry or black ash real-wood veneer, provides a rigid and optimally damped environment for the Company’s acclaimed SH25-76 Soft Dome tweeter and 150mm Super-Linear mid/bass driver. Drive units are individually powered by an upgraded bi-amp pack (also proprietary), comprising ATC’s discrete MOSFET Class A/B modules, providing 32W of continuous power to the HF section and 150W to the bass.

ATC SH25-76 Tweeter

Sharing technology with the renowned ATC Soft Domed mid-range drive unit, the SCM19AT SL's tweeter employs a unique dual suspension system, designed to suppress rocking modes even at high power output levels. The ATC configuration of a short edge-wound voice coil in a long, narrow magnetic gap ensures exceptionally low distortion throughout the tweeter’s operating band and removes the need for ferrofluids, which can dry out over time, compromising performance. A complex-shaped, soft-domed diaphragm extends high frequency range and offers a smooth off-axis response. The tweeter’s 15,000 gauss (1.5 tesla) neodymium magnet has a black heat-treated top plate, which dissipates heat away from the voice coil to maintain high power handling and low power compression. A precision-machined 5.5mm rigid alloy waveguide provides optimum dispersion with a flat on-axis frequency response and resonance-free operation.

ATC SH25-76 HF Unit used in curved SCM19AT SL active monitors

ATC's security guard

ATC SB75-150 SL mid/bass driver

The SCM19AT SL’s 150mm ATC SL mid/bass driver utilises a carefully weighted doped fabric cone with a 75mm soft dome – exceptional for its broad and even dispersion of mid-band frequencies. The cone is driven by an ‘under-hung’ (short coil/long gap) motor using a huge 9kg ‘Super Linear’ magnet system, which is unique to ATC loudspeaker systems. The 75mm ribbon wire voice coil is meticulously milled and wound in-house by ATC. ATC’s familiar under-hung motor topology maintains linear coil force and inductance, even at high drive levels, keeping distortion low.

ATC SB75-150 SL mid/bass drive unit used in curved SCM19AT SL active monitors

Electronics

The SCM19AT SL’s proprietary two-way on-board amp pack design has been revised to reduce noise and distortion (a further -10dB @ 10kHz), while achieving a lower operating temperature for improved reliability. The design includes protection circuits for both DC offset and thermal overload. Mid frequency THD is vanishingly low at 93dB/0.002%, and a very wide bandwidth of 200 kHz ensures the accurate reproduction of musical transients. ATC’s Grounded Source output stage modules are fed by a newly developed two-way active crossover section featuring 2nd order modified Butterworth circuitry with phase compensation for each crossover point. The advantage of active crossovers is that their response remains unaffected by variable voice coil impedance, while the use of phase compensation enables phase coherency at the crossover points, improving the SCM19AT SL’s tonal balance and enhancing imaging for a pin-point stereo field. As usual system input is via balanced XLR.

The ATC SCM19AT SL – the first active 19 in the Company’s history – is designed for optimum performance with the grille attached, although the difference in performance without the grill is minimal. Finished in anthracite grey, the metal grille fixes to the cabinet via hidden magnets. Designed and manufactured by ATC entirely in-house, the SCM19AT SL offers the ownership of a hand-built ruggedly engineered speaker system, world famous for musical accuracy and high power output. Like all ATC products, the SCM19AT SL is backed by a six-year warranty.

Features

• New ATC designed and built dual suspension 25mm Soft Dome HF unit with precision alloy wave guide
• “SL” spec bass driver with 75mm integral Soft Dome
• 9kg optimised short-coil/long gap motor assembly
• On-board grounded source 182 watt Class A/B Bi-amplifier
• Active filters and overload protection
• 6 year warranty

Specification

• Drivers: HF ATC 25mm dual suspension Tweeter, Mid/LF ATC 150mm SL
• Matched Response: +/- 0.5dB
• Frequency Response (-6dB): 54Hz-22kHz
• Dispersion: ±80° Coherent Horizontal, ±10° Coherent Vertical
• Max SPL: 108dB
• Crossover Frequency: 2.5kHz
• Connectors: Male XLR
• Input sensitivity: 1V
• Filters: 2nd Order critically damped with phase compensation
• Overload Protection: Active FET momentary gain reduction
• Fault Protection: DC fault protection and thermal trip. Fault indication on rear panel mounted LED
• Amplifier Output: 150W LF, 32W HF
• Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD): 980x370x344mm (spikes add 25mm to height, grill adds 34mm to depth)
• Weight: 31kg/68.2lbs.

The advantages of active operation

• Perfectly matched dedicated amplifiers for each frequency band
• Active crossover filters with phase correction ensure accurate timbre, excellent imaging and source location
• A flat magnitude response that is not changed with power input level
• A 20dB improvement in intermodulation distortion
• Better controlled low frequency
• A greater dynamic range for the same input power

SCM19AT SL RRP £4990/pair

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Musicraft · May 9, 2017

ATC came across this whilst having a tidy - an original Soft Dome mid packaging label from way back when we first went into production. Best guess is around 1978, although the first units were produced in 76. With continuous improvement and refinement, we are still producing this part today. Products come and go with fashion and trends, but solid engineering stands the test of time.

ATC SM75-150 Soft Dome mid range drive unit

ATC SM75-150S Super Soft Dome mid range drive unit

ATC, Acoustic Transducer Company, is a specialist British manufacturer of loudspeaker drive units and complete sound reproduction systems, including the relevant electronic equipment. ATC designs and manufactures the finest and most accurate of monitors in the world. ATC achieves this by designing and manufacturing loudspeaker drive units and systems to achieve levels of performance far in excess of the industry norm. ATC has kept to its aims of building loudspeakers and electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC don't respond to competition, instead ATC responds to advances in technology that enables ATC to improve their products. ATC's goal is to have loudspeakers as near perfection in performance as possible by having the lowest possible distortion.

By selecting ATC you join a group of music lovers, professional audio engineers, educators, studios, and musicians across the world that understand the value of the engineering that goes into every ATC product.

ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.

http://vimeo.com/107575611?from=outro-embed (ATC's 40th Anniversary Celebration video)

http://atcforums.co.uk/pdf/ATC%20CORP%20BROCHURE.pdf (ATC Corporate brochure)

ATC Soft Dome monitoring. The sound of accuracy. Naturally.

ATC SCM100ASL Professional Monitors used here at Musicraft (Derby)

ATC SCM100ASL Professional monitors

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Trade: Musicraft

Trade: Musicraft

Trade: Musicraft