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Product Strengths
- Offers power, control, and dynamics suitable for intense recordings, delivering impressive transparency and phase coherence
- Considered a great value when factoring in the combined power of nearly 250W from three separate amplifiers and the electronic crossover
- The midrange is a standout feature, often described as articulate, well-voiced, neutral, and exceptionally transparent
- Displays minimal overhang or blurring in the lower frequencies due to its sealed cabinet design, delivering bass notes as intended
Product Considerations
- Requires high-quality ancillaries, including an active preamplifier, to realize its full potential
- Needs to be played at a higher volume to be at its best, and may not be the greatest choice for low-level listening
Takeaway: The ATC SCM40A is a loudspeaker that delivers an immersive and detailed listening experience, making music feel vivid and real, even with the most demanding tracks. It offers great value by integrating high-quality amplification and crossover components, making it a compelling option for serious audiophiles.
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SCM7 MK3
- Positioning: The entry-level model in ATC's loudspeaker lineup.
- Description: Features a compact design and precise sound, with a 25mm soft dome tweeter and a 125mm mid-bass driver. Compared to the SCM19, it offers a smaller footprint, making it ideal for small rooms or desktop setups, but it lacks the larger bass driver and higher sensitivity found in the SCM19.
SCM19
- Positioning: A mid-range model in the Entry Series, offering a balance between performance and size.
- Description: Features an "SL" spec bass driver and 75mm integral soft dome, providing excellent phase coherence and bass response. It offers a more robust soundstage than the SCM7 MK3.
SCM19A
- Positioning: An active version of the SCM19, positioned as a higher-end option within the Entry Series.
- Description: Includes an on-board 182-watt Class A/B bi-amplifier, delivering enhanced sound clarity and power. It uses active crossover filters, unlike the passive SCM19, which requires external amplification.
SCM40A
- Positioning: The groundbreaking flagship model of the Entry Series, offering the most advanced features and performance.
- Description: Equipped with a tri-amplifier system and a 164mm bass driver, providing exceptional sound quality and dynamic range. It surpasses the SCM19A with its additional mid-range driver and higher power output.
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Manufacturer's notes
New ATC designed and built dual suspension 25mm soft dome HF unit with precision alloy wave guide. ATC Soft Dome mid-range driver. ATC 164mm short coil bass driver. All drive units incorporate massive optimised motor assemblies. On-board grounded source 242 watt Class A/B Tri-amplifier. Active crossover filters and overload protection. Veneered Finish Options – Cherry, Black Ash. Painted Finish Options – Satin Black, Satin White. 6 year warranty.
Manufacturer Specs
- Drivers: HF ATC 25mm dual suspension Tweeter, Mid 75mm ATC Soft Dome, LF ATC 164mm SC
- Matched Response: ±0.5dB
- Frequency Response (-6dB): 48Hz-22kHz
- Dispersion: ±80° Coherent Horizontal, ±10° Coherent Vertical
- Max SPL: 112dB
- Crossover Frequencies: 380Hz & 3.5kHz
- Input Connector: Female XLR
- Input sensitivity: 1V
- Filters: 4th Order critically damped with phase compensation
- Amplifier Output: 150W LF, 60W MF, 32W HF
- Cabinet Dimensions (HxWxD): 980 x 370 x 344mm / 38.58 x 14.56 x 13.54″ (inc. foot plinth & amp, spikes add 25mm to height, grill adds 34mm to depth)
- Weight: 36kg
- Spikes: 4 per cabinet, M8 x 1.25mm
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ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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SCM50
24499
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ATC
The SCM50 ASL (active) and SCM50 SL (passive) are designed to perform at their best in the recording studio or at home with the finest quality hi-fi equipment. The monitors' ability to reproduce music and speech with phenomenal accuracy, transparency and dynamics lies mainly in the SM75-150S soft dome midrange driver. However, recent modifications that include the new ATC SH25-76S tweeter and enhanced port profile have brought about further improvements to all performance parameters.
Each drive unit in the active model has its own dedicated and individually matched MOS-FET amplifier, while the 234mm/9″ bass driver incorporates ATC's unique Super Linear Magnet technology. Our active crossover network consists of a wide band-width, electronically balanced input stage with high common mode rejection and very low distortion. Like the HF, mid and bass drivers, all electronics are designed and manufactured in-house to create a no-compromise active system.
In passive form, the SCM50 SL provides broad and symmetrical dispersion, excellent amplitude and phase characteristics throughout the frequency range. Speakers are supplied with stands and fabric wrapped grills.
Available Finishes
Standard Veneers – Cherry, Walnut, Oak & Black Ash.
Standard Paints – Satin Black, Satin White
Premium Veneers (up-charge applies) – Rosewood, European Crown Cut Walnut, Pippy Oak, Burr Magnolia, Burr Poplar.
High Gloss (up-charge applies) – Clear High Glossed Veneer, Piano Black, Piano White
ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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Product Strengths
- ATC designs and builds every drive unit in-house, including voice coils, crossovers, and active amplification, allowing for complete control over every loudspeaker design decision
- In the active version, a more clearly defined soundstage has clearer, more well-defined individual elements, where everything pops out more from the background
- The active version has more energy, drive, and a more vivid overall presentation, resulting in a more tactile, energetic, and higher resolution sound
- The SCM50's woofer has an enviable ability to resolve textures and timbral colors, capably rendering the skins of bass drums, the flutter of tom-toms, or the dark voicing of orchestral bass viols as bows are dragged across their strings
- The SCM50 has an almost eerie immediacy that seems to glean the intent of the musician before their bow touches the string or a note escapes their lips, making piano reproduction breathtaking
- Connectivity is limited to a single XLR input, which may require adapters for single-ended sources
Product Considerations
- The active version is heavier than the passive version
- The owner must manually turn each speaker on and off, as there is no trigger or auto startup circuit
- The active version may pose challenges for owners of subwoofers needing high-level wiring connections, although workarounds exist
- Careful attention must be paid to positioning a pair of SCM50s, as the full-bandwidth—ported design means that placing them too close to a boundary wall will result in bass bloom
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- SCM50 wins hands down over PureAudioProject Duet 15s for resolution, clarity, and dynamic shading
- The active version excels over the passive in solidity of soundstage, neutrality, and ultimate detail retrieval
Takeaway: The ATC SCM50 offers exceptional sound quality, whether in its active or passive configuration, thanks to ATC's engineering and in-house design. The ATC SCM50 is a choice that will bring musical joy for years to come.
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ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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SCM50ASL
23607
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ATC
ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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Product Strengths
- Improved phase or timing enhances stereo imaging and creates a clearer overall picture
- The active version removes a 'filter' between the listener and the original source, making music more intense, energetic—and vivid—resulting in higher resolution audio
- Vocals are presented bigger, taller, grander in scale, with more detail and insight—most impressively—how natural they sound
- Dynamics and micro-detail are impressive, expressed in ambient noises, breaths of singers—and fingernails of guitarists
- ATC monitors are designed to provide the best from both areas: detailed and accurate with limited dynamic range, and professional monitors with great dynamic range and fidelity
Product Considerations
- ATC speakers like to be played loudly, like the original event, and live music isn't created at volume levels for going to sleep; if you like to be lulled by your audio system, look elsewhere
- The speakers get quite a bit heavier with the amplifier packs in them
- You have to manually turn each speaker on and off, as there is no trigger system designed into them
- System organisation and cabling has to be considered because it might be quite different to how you have things wired now in a passive system, and this could mean extra cost on top
- If you don't have an amplifier to connect your high level wiring to, you would need to either use a preamplifier with an output you can use, or maybe use a splitter on the balanced cable
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs ATC SCM50 PSL (Passive): The active SCM50 ASL is more vivid overall, while the passive is more 'cuddly'
- Vs ATC SCM20: The 50s are more like the same person—only bigger
Takeaway: The SCM50 ASL offers a technically better and more vivid listening experience due to its active design, bringing listeners closer to the original sound. If one wants a speaker for serious listening and appreciate high-resolution audio, this could be a great choice.
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ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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SCM100 ASL
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ATC
ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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Product Strengths
- Straightforward, direct, and honest sound
- Extremely listenable top end that's toned down a mite
- Solid and pleasing midrange
- Rock solid bass
- Exhibits a family sound between the models, making it difficult to distinguish between them, at least in this context
Product Considerations
- Price may be high compared to the UK price
Takeaway: The SCM100ASLT Active Driver Tower loudspeaker has an honest and pleasing sound with solid bass. It encourages you to get up and dance.
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ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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The Pearl Pelegrina
26237
26237
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Cabasse
Cabasse, a French hifi brand with roots dating back to 1742 in musical instrument making, is renowned for its unique coaxial speaker design where all sound waves emanate from a single point. Their flagship product, La Sphère, features a distinctive four-way coaxial drive unit array, while their patented HELD technology uses multiband dynamic signal processing to enhance bass dynamics without distortion.
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Product Strengths
- Houses everything needed to play digital music
- Equipped with DSP and room correction for a seamless room-filling fit
- Reproduces music with superb control and an expansive sound image
- Offers finely textured and richly saturated sound
Product Considerations
- Speakers that don't look like every other speaker can be polarizing
Takeaway: The Pearl Pelegrina is a wireless active loudspeaker that houses everything needed to play digital music, offering a seamless room-filling fit with superb control and finely textured sound. It could be worth buying for those seeking an all-in-one speaker solution with a unique design.
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Cabasse, a French hifi brand with roots dating back to 1742 in musical instrument making, is renowned for its unique coaxial speaker design where all sound waves emanate from a single point. Their flagship product, La Sphère, features a distinctive four-way coaxial drive unit array, while their patented HELD technology uses multiband dynamic signal processing to enhance bass dynamics without distortion.
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Focus 50
11000
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Released
2022
Dynaudio
Focus 50 is the pinnacle of wireless hi-fi. All the convenience of a consumer speaker system with all the heavyweight credentials of our most prestigious hi-fi speakers. Focus 50 is an active wireless stereo speaker system brimming with connectivity. If you want to fill your room with true audiophile performance without also filling it with cables, boxes and racks, this one is for you.
Dynaudio is a hifi speaker brand known for its unique external voice-coil construction, which allows for larger voice coils that improve thermal power handling and reduce thermal compression. The brand has a heritage in professional sound production and uses advanced materials like the Esotar 40 tweeter and rare 240mm drivers to deliver superior dynamic realism and headroom.
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Product Strengths
- The Focus 50 offers a unique proposition by bridging the gap between audiophiles and Sonos customers, offering a solution for both
- A pleasing mixture of being quiet, easy going and relaxed, but also with very good timing, clarity and information
- The Dynaudio app is simple and easy to use; it lets users adjust the frequency balance of the speakers sound between dark, neutral and bright
- The Focus 50 delivers a lot of bass output with fantastic extension, tightness, control, grace, and smoothness if placed correctly in the room
- The sealed cabinet design likely makes the Focus 50 more flexible for placement
Product Considerations
- The most important connectivity option missing is HDMI, which is a big omission
- Sometimes, the overall sonic resolution could be higher
- The treble can be a little too smooth at times
- Although wireless connection is possible, the Focus 50s sound noticeably better if the two speakers are connected together with a cable
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the Evoke 50 paired with $5,500 worth of gear, the Focus 50's performance could not be matched
Takeaway: The Focus 50 provides excellent sound quality combined with flexibility and ease of use, making it a great choice for those with limited space but who still desire stellar sound. It fits different needs and offers high end sound that can be very impressive.
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Dynaudio is a hifi speaker brand known for its unique external voice-coil construction, which allows for larger voice coils that improve thermal power handling and reduce thermal compression. The brand has a heritage in professional sound production and uses advanced materials like the Esotar 40 tweeter and rare 240mm drivers to deliver superior dynamic realism and headroom.
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Special Edition DSP5200
16370
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Released
Meridian
The Special Edition DSP5200 delivers ultimate high-resolution performance from a compact loudspeaker. The two DSP devices used by the Special Edition loudspeakers provide the processing power allowing all audio, including MQA Core streams, to be rendered at 176.4/192kHz regardless of the incoming sampling rate. This results in increased resolution, detail and clarity to provide maximum fidelity from movie soundtracks as well as music.
Meridian Audio pioneered digital surround-sound processing and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in speakers, and developed the Meridian Lossless Packing technology that became the standard for DVD-Audio and Blu-ray formats. The brand's unique technologies include Enhanced Bass Alignment for time-aligned frequencies, SpeakerLink for simplified digital connections using Ethernet-style cables, and MQA for high-resolution audio streaming.
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Product Strengths
- The DSP5200 Special Edition introduces a newly designed, short-horn-loaded beryllium dome tweeter that is lightning fast and significantly extends the frequency range
- The speakers produce a ton of rich bass with resolution and detail
- Setup is startlingly simple using Meridian's SpeakerLink
- The striking design has a very modern aesthetic
- The beryllium tweeter does a magnificent job of oozing detail, space, and air into the room
Product Considerations
- Pricey
- Limited connection possibilities
- Maximum 96kHz
- Going beyond stereo requires suite of Meridian electronics
Takeaway: The Meridian DSP5200SE loudspeakers sound terrific and have simple setup. They will be magnificent additions to any home lucky enough to have them.
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Meridian Audio pioneered digital surround-sound processing and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in speakers, and developed the Meridian Lossless Packing technology that became the standard for DVD-Audio and Blu-ray formats. The brand's unique technologies include Enhanced Bass Alignment for time-aligned frequencies, SpeakerLink for simplified digital connections using Ethernet-style cables, and MQA for high-resolution audio streaming.
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Premium Wireless Gen2 501
11428
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Released
PIEGA
The Premium Wireless Gen 2 501 redefines elegance in a 3-way floor-standing speaker, ideally suited for small to medium-sized rooms. Standing just under one meter, it pairs one MDS mid-tone driver and four 120 mm MDS bass drivers with the acclaimed LDR-2642-MKII ribbon tweeter, all powered by a 180-watt amplifier. This combination produces a harmonious and intricately detailed sound with an impressive sense of three-dimensionality, making it a perfect choice for those seeking both visual appeal and exceptional audio performance in a compact form.
PIEGA is a hifi speaker brand that uses aluminum cabinets and Air Motion Transformer tweeters to achieve better sound quality than traditional speaker designs. The brand is known for making compact speakers that perform like much larger ones, with their TMicro 40 model reaching deep bass notes down to 50Hz despite its small size.
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Product Strengths
- Elegant design with slim aluminum housings
- High-quality transducer technology
- Remarkable flexibility in feed options, including wireless
- Precise and controlled reproduction with highest impulse fidelity due to closed construction and DSP linearisation
- Room calibration ensures detailed, dynamically balanced, and natural sound even with imperfect room acoustics
Takeaway: The Piega Premium Wireless Series Gen2 offers a simple way to create a modern, premium hifi system. It provides high sound quality without sacrificing much space, offering all the functions expected from a modern hifi setup.
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PIEGA is a hifi speaker brand that uses aluminum cabinets and Air Motion Transformer tweeters to achieve better sound quality than traditional speaker designs. The brand is known for making compact speakers that perform like much larger ones, with their TMicro 40 model reaching deep bass notes down to 50Hz despite its small size.
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Alberich2
16900
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Released
2024
Voxativ
The new Voxativ Alberich2 system is a modular concept that can be configured multiple ways depending on your listening preferences. This loudspeaker consists of two handcrafted components: A set of Voxativ Hagen2 monitors with new Voxativ AF-19 or AF-2B drivers which then sits upon a Voxativ Alberich bass module.
Voxativ is a Berlin-based hifi brand that handcrafts single-driver loudspeakers without crossovers, resulting in more coherent sound reproduction through their field coil drivers. Their speakers are specifically designed for audiophiles who prefer tube amplification, as their high-efficiency drivers perform exceptionally well with low-powered amplifiers.
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Product Strengths
- Combining a high-efficiency unfiltered 5' widebander with adjustable active bass is a golden ticket for flea-watt amps
- Ripol subs are faster and better tuned than any other available subs
- The Hagen in the Alberich2 system has been modified to strengthen the 100-300Hz response
- The woofer has been upgraded to a paper-cone neodymium woofer mounted to a 6mm steel plate for optimal silence
- Offers adjustable frequency, level, and phase
Product Considerations
- A client complaint about the cost of the subs when combined with the Hagen2 speakers
- The design and concept are unconventional and not for the mainstream
Takeaway: The Alberich2 is an exciting product due to its bandwidth, LF control, and cosmetic footprint advantages over competitors. It offers physical separation of bass bin from the main driver, plus bass volume control for tonal balance
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Voxativ is a Berlin-based hifi brand that handcrafts single-driver loudspeakers without crossovers, resulting in more coherent sound reproduction through their field coil drivers. Their speakers are specifically designed for audiophiles who prefer tube amplification, as their high-efficiency drivers perform exceptionally well with low-powered amplifiers.
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SCM100ASL Pro
19990
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Released
ATC
ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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Product Strengths
- Outstanding resolution and big dynamic range
- Phenomenal build quality and a gorgeous veneer finish, looking like fine furniture
- The active design connects the listener to the music in a deeper, more immediate way, revealing transients and drawing the listener into the music
- The mid-range driver is a unique piece of engineering with a large motor system and short coil long gap topology, leading to better linearity and reduced third harmonic distortion and improved clarity
- ATC has complete control over the speaker's production and design, from voice coil winding to cabinet manufacturing, which allows for consistency across the product range
Product Considerations
- Some people may not want to give up their amplifiers or cabling for active speakers, preferring to mix and match components
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The goal with the SCM100ASL is not to do anything different than the SCM-50, focusing on being faithful to the original recording, with the 100 offering more extended low-frequency response and bigger scale reproduction
Takeaway: The SCM100ASL is a high-performance loudspeaker that delivers clear and dynamic sound, making music sound clear as day. With exceptional build quality and attention to detail, it is designed to fill the room with sound.
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Our take on the brand
ATC is distinguished by manufacturing all drivers in-house and using a unique dual-suspension system in their tweeters that enhances stability without ferro-fluid. The brand, widely used in recording studios, features sealed cabinet designs for tight bass control and a proprietary 75mm soft-dome midrange driver that delivers precise, uncolored sound.
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Note that this is a discontinued product. You may want to visit the brand's page here to browse their newer products.
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Magazine reviewers and YouTubers have tried this product—so we've summarized their strongest opinions below.
Product Strengths
- Offers power, control, and dynamics suitable for intense recordings, delivering impressive transparency and phase coherence
- Considered a great value when factoring in the combined power of nearly 250W from three separate amplifiers and the electronic crossover
- The midrange is a standout feature, often described as articulate, well-voiced, neutral, and exceptionally transparent
- Displays minimal overhang or blurring in the lower frequencies due to its sealed cabinet design, delivering bass notes as intended
Product Considerations
- Requires high-quality ancillaries, including an active preamplifier, to realize its full potential
- Needs to be played at a higher volume to be at its best, and may not be the greatest choice for low-level listening
Takeaway: The ATC SCM40A is a loudspeaker that delivers an immersive and detailed listening experience, making music feel vivid and real, even with the most demanding tracks. It offers great value by integrating high-quality amplification and crossover components, making it a compelling option for serious audiophiles.
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