Description
ATC SCM19
Third up the ‘entry series’ comes the chunky ATC SCM19 stand-mount. This is closely related to the legendary SCM20.
It’s very accomplished indeed.
Overview ATC SCM19.
- New ATC designed and built 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.
- In-house, hand-wound precision flat wire coil.
- Flat impedance curve allowing easy load for amplifiers.
- 6 year warranty.
Superlative clarity; excellent phase coherence; sublime bass. Hi-Fi Choice Magazine, September 2014
Drivers: HF ATC 25mm Neodymium soft dome, Mid/LF ATC 150mm SL
Matched Response: ±0.5dB
Frequency Response (-6dB): 54Hz-22kHz
Dispersion: ±80° Coherent Horizontal, ±10° Coherent Vertical
Sensitivity: 85dB @ 1W @ 1metre
Max SPL: 108dB
Recommended Power Amplifier: 75 to 300 Watts
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohm
Crossover Frequency: 2.5kHz
Connectors: Binding Posts/4mm Plugs, bi-wire
Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD): 438x265x300mm (grill adds 28mm to depth)
Weight: 17.8kg
Superlative clarity; excellent phase coherence; sublime bass.” Hi-Fi Choice Magazine, September 2014
ATC was founded in London in 1974 by Australian émigré Bill Woodman. An enthusiastic pianist and engineer he was naturally drawn to loudspeaker design and, after a period working at Goodmans (where many of the names that went on to found British loudspeaker companies began their careers), he struck out on his own. The premise on which ATC began is a simple one – and one that, in many respects, is still true today: hi-fi loudspeakers tend to be detailed and accurate, but of limited dynamic range, while professional monitor speakers tend to express the opposite character. ATC products were designed from the outset to offer the best of both. It’s an easy concept to describe, but surprisingly difficult to engineer. The difficulty inherent in designing such loudspeakers is one of scale. Hi-fi levels of accuracy and detail call for lightweight moving parts and delicate engineering. Professional monitor levels of performance, however, demand far series more robust components engineered to survive the rigours of high level use for extended periods.The only way to combine the two is through precision engineering of a class and scale more often associatedwith aerospace or motorsport. But the results are worth the effort and the cost. ATC loudspeakers, with their unique in-house designed drivers, combine the best of hi-fi and professional to devastating effect.ATC has become synonymous with active systems. Choosing to offer active loudspeakers (where the passive systems still have their place, and ATC engineering skills can still bring remarkable results from them) is a fundamentally better solution to the problems posed by accurate, high level music reproduction.The ATC instinct is always for the better solution. Not cheaper, not quicker, but better.
