ATC SPEAKERS DRIVER

The Professional SCM50 is available (as active or passive) in black paint, and has a blanked-off cutout on the front panel to enable relocation of the tweeter above the midrange driver if the cabinet is to be positioned horizontally rather than vertically. The Consumer SCM50 is available (as active or passive) in a choice of Black Ash, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Pippy Oak, Rosewood, and Walnut, or (by special order) in a veneer of any legally available hardwood. One such pair of twins is the SCM50, with ATC's 1' soft-dome tweeter, 3' dome midrange, and 9' woofer. In many instances, ATC constructs pretty much identical speaker designs for both markets. With two exceptions, the pro models are offered in a finish of semigloss black paint.

All of ATC's Professional speakers are active, with some also available in passive form. The four models in their Consumer Entry Series, including the entry-level Entry SCM7, are passive only. Gordon Holt purchased were ATCs.ĪTC offers both Professional and Consumer lines of speakers, the latter in wood veneers and, usually, in both passive and active versions. The last pair of loudspeakers Stereophile founder J. Celebrity owners of ATC speakers include T Bone Burnett, Coldplay, Enya, Diana Krall, Lenny Kravitz, Ziggy Marley, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, the late Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, Paul Reed Smith, Sting, and Roger Waters. The company remains independently owned, and their productswhich include preamplifiers, power and integrated amplifiers, a CD player≭AC, and a new CD receiver with USB inputare made in England. In an effort to rectify that, ATC is updating their loudspeaker designs and changing their US distribution arrangements.ĪTC developed the first soft-dome midrange driver, and pioneered self-contained active ( ie, powered) speakers.

It does seem that ATC has gotten less attention in the US than its older and younger British siblings. When I mentioned all that to a quick-witted audio buddy, he immediately came back with 'Middle Child Syndrome!' That makes ATC a few years younger than Spendor (1969) and a few years older than Harbeth (1977). (ATC) as a maker of loudspeaker drive-units. Where ever the best is required you will find ATC.In 1974, in England, Australian Reverse-Pommy pianist and recording engineer Billy Woodman founded the Acoustic Transducer Co. Through ATC Loudspeakers’ commitment to multi-channel mastering and its direct involvement with leading players in the professional audio industry including Sony Music and Telarc, ATC’s products are installed at some of the world’s most prestigious multi-channel studios and auditoria. With regular fine tuning they remain as popular today in both professional and hi-fi applications.

ATC SPEAKERS PORTABLE

Formed in 1974 by Billy Woodman to manufacture custom drive units for the professional sound industry, ATC Loudspeakers quickly made its mark with the 12″ PA75-314 driver, a design capable of handling more power and producing less distortion at a higher sound pressure level than any other unit on the market.Ī contract with Danish Radio for an active portable monitor provided the opportunity to integrate the new SCM50 and SCM100 speakers with a Tri-amp pack and electronic crossover to create the industry standard SCM50A and SCM100A, the first reliable and accurate active systems.

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