This just in: the SCM110ASL has been nominated for the 2006 Tec Award!

 

ATC is a British company whose total preoccupation has been with quality. Since its inception in 1974, ATC has kept steadfastly to its founder's (Billy Woodman) aims of building loudspeakers and audio electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC doesn't respond to competition, they respond to advances in technology that enable them to improve their product. The goal is to make loudspeakers as near perfection in their performance as possible- meaning the lowest possible distortion. All ATC products are built completely in-house to provide nothing less than the best sound reproduction money can buy and to meet the challenge of the latest digital recording technology.

The most important issues that differentiate a professional from a consumer loudspeaker are 1) Distortion, and 2) Translatability. Low distortion is important for the professional because loudspeakers with high distortion mask flaws, making the flaws within mixes almost impossible to fully identify. Translatability is important because for the professional, the music is destined to be played on OTHER loudspeakers of varying quality and type. It is nearly impossible to predict what that might be. So the professional must use a monitor that translates to the widest possible variety of playback systems.

ATC has found that the only way to address distortion is to build their own drivers. Examples of this are ATC's unique Mid-Dome (the only one in the industry) and the state of the art Super Linear woofers. The only way to address translatability is through proper crossovers, driver integration and support electronics. ATC builds these for themselves as well, making them one of the most comprehensive in-house manufacturers in the loudspeaker industry.

The reason you may have not heard of ATC is that the top folks in the industry don't want their secret to get out: ATC "gets it done" better, faster, and more successfully than any other known system! This is why Sony chose ATC monitors to highlight their SACD demos, why Pink Floyd evaluated 5.1 mixes of the "Dark Side of the Moon" on ATC, why Telarc uses ATC for their mastering, and why so many insiders rely on ATC for their most critical work.

SCM20SL Passive 2-way
Got a gtreat amp already? Introducing the new ATC passive SCM20SL loudspeakers. This offering represents ATC's first venture into the U.S. pro market with a passive monitor. Maintaining the strict performance criteria of ATC reference monitors, the SCM 20SL offers project and home studios the dynamic range and pristine imaging ATC is known for worldwide.
Designed to fit within the company's highly-regarded line of speakers, the ATC "Passive 20" features the same woofer and tweeter as the active (SCM20ASL) version of the speaker. The SCM20SL passives are housed in a conventional "pro-black" box for easy placement on any meter bridge.
ATC recommends amplifiers with at least 200W per channel of power. The Passive 20 loudspeaker enables ATC speaker fans to own a high performance monitor at half the price of the actives.
The SCM20SL Passive low-frequency section is a hybrid design incorporating a 150mm bass cone with a grafted 75mm soft dome for mid-range assist. The woofer magnet assembly utilizes ATC's unique "SL" technology to greatly reduce third harmonic distortion and reveal mistakes and details. All ATC drivers are manufactured in-house to exacting tolerances and are legendary for their many design innovations.

SCM20ASLPro 9.2” Active 2-way

2 way near field monitor for music/film

"I don't suffer from any kind of ear fatigue when I've listened to these for a couple of hours.
I don't get at all fatigued from the high-end. And I find them to be very true and very revealing. I can listen more critically for longer with these speakers."
Teri Landi, Chief Engineer, ABKCO Records

"ATC speakers are simply fantastic. I cannot say enough about them. The imaging is unlike anything I've experienced. The dispersion characteristic is exceptional, and the speakers always remain phase coherent."
James Guthrie

The SCM20ASL Pro brings together the experience and tradition of 20 years of ATC design with the latest advances in materials technology, and a radical design of speaker cabinet. The result is a highly portable active monitor capable of high volume and unerring accuracy - the ultimate transportable monitor system. By employing the revolutionary Super Linear magnet structure in the renowned 150mm mid/bass drive unit, along with a 25mm tweeter, the SCM20ASL Pro delivers true reference monitoring that you would expect only in a large 3-way monitor.

The active 2-way design incorporates two separate amplifier blocks in each cabinet and will deliver continuous SPLs of up to 108Db/1M. Right up to the highest volume, however, the matched amp and driver system maintains ultra-low distortion, solid stereo imaging, and a high degree of linearity. A rear panel selector provides five different LF boost settings, as well as a flat Reference setting, tailoring the SCM20ASL Pro's low end response to different monitoring environments.

Insiders say:
Versatile and incredibly accurate, the SCM20ASLPro has a place in any studio.

 

SCM50ASLPro 9.2" active 3-way

3 way mid field monitor for music/film.

The SCM50ASL Pro is an active 3-way system suitable for reference monitoring in medium sized rooms, with a 234mm Super Linear bass driver and ATC's unique SM75-150S mid range soft dome driver.

The active design ensures optimum matching of six MOS-FET amp blocks to the drivers, providing plenty of transient headroom and maximum SPLs of up to 112dB.

An LF contour control provides five bass boost settings, and a flat reference response.

 

SCM100ASLPro 12.4" active 3-way

3 way mid field monitor for music/film.

The SCM100ASL Pro is an active 3-way monitor system suitable for larger rooms, based around the same tweeter, midrange and amp configuration as the SCM50ASL Pro, but using a 314mm bass driver in a larger enclosure. Maximum continuous SPLs of up to 115dB/1m are possible.

4th order active crossovers produce a highly linear amplitude response for both direct and ambient fields, contributing to exceptional stereo imaging. The active design ensures optimum matching of six MOS-FET amp blocks to the drivers, providing plenty of transient headroom and maximum SPLs of up to 112dB. An LF contour control provides five bass boost settings, and a flat reference response.

SCM150ASL 15" active 3-way

3 way mid field monitor for music/film.

The SCM150ASL Pro is a further development of the SCM100ASL Pro, substituting a larger 375mm Super Linear bass driver, and increasing the enclosure size to 150 litres.

The result is extended bass, greater headroom, and even more dynamic range, and a Max Continuous SPL of 117dB.

 

New! SMC110ASLPro Dual 9.2" Active 3-Way

ATC Loudspeakers introduces the ATC SMC 110A Professional Monitor, a new compact, active 3-way reference monitor.

Designed with high resolution sample rates and bit depths in mind for both stereo and multi-channel applications that feature a dedicated center channel and subwoofer system, the new low-profile SMC 110A comprises twin 9-inch ATC SL bass drivers, an ATC 3-inch soft dome mid and a soft dome one-inch tweeter. Maintaining the strict performance criteria of the taller models of ATC reference monitors, the SMC 110A offers a low profile specifically designed for better sight lines through windows and below obstructions.

Unparalleled functionality and dynamic range, and a 80 x 10 degree dispersion are combined in a monitor system that offers an amplitude linearity of 50 Hz-20 kHz (2 dB).
The active design matches six MOSFET amplifier blocks with the drivers to deliver an excellent transient response and a maximum SPL of 115dB. Amplifier output is 50 watts for HF, 100 watts for MF and 200 watts for LF. An LF contour control provides 6 dB of bass boost.

 

SCM200ASLPro Dual 12.4" active 3-way

3 way far field monitor for music/film The SCM200ASL Pro is a 3-way active main studio monitor capable of continuous SPLs up to 118dB/1m. The HF, mid and twin 314mm Super Linear bass drivers are driven by a separate 850W per channel amplifier block.

"I've never had low-end translate so well before. You're shaping your high frequencies accurately, because the ATCs are so revealing, but what you can hear in incredible detail, especially on the SCM300s, is the important low to mid frequency range.

It's what makes or breaks a mix for me."
Kevin McNoldy, CrystalPhonic

 

SCM300ASLPro Dual 15" active 3-way

High SPL 3 way far field monitor for music/film.

Based on the same mid and HF drivers, and the same amplifier block as the SCM200A Pro, the SCM300A employs larger 375mm bass drivers and a larger 300 litre enclosure to deliver even higher maximum volume (121dB/1m), with extended bass and increased transient headroom.