Atc 25a pro driver#
Atc 25a pro pro#

A couple of weeks ago I would have said that I generally tend to prefer the sound of infinite baffle designs for their more controlled, tighter bottom end. However, they’re also supplied with dense foam rubber bungs which can be inserted into the ports in order to convert them to a sealed, infinite baffle design. Like their bigger brothers, the SCM25s use a ported enclosure – in this case the port is on the side of the unit rather than the front baffle. They’re designed exclusively for use in horizontal placement, for reasons we’ll get to shortly. ‘Compact’ is a relative term here the SCMs are only a little bigger than Yamaha NS10s when viewed from the front, but they’re nearly as deep as they are wide and they weigh 30 kilograms each.

Atc 25a pro driver#

The SCM25s are a compact three-way nearfield design based around a 7-inch carbon-paper cone bass driver and 3-inch soft dome mid driver both hand-built by ATC, a 25mm neodymium soft dome Vifa tweeter and MOSFET-based class AB amps. Our main concern here is whether they can also perform in the context of dance music. At this price point it’s a reasonable assumption that they’re primarily designed for commercial studios, which almost by definition tend to be more concerned with pop and rock production rather than dance. But that certainly isn’t a guarantee that they’ll be suitable for dance production. So yes, the SCM25s are very, very expensive – there’s no getting around that. Let’s get it out of the way before we even go any further: ATC’s company philosophy, “to provide nothing less than the best sound reproduction money can buy,” isn’t easily reconciled with keeping down costs. These compact nearfields from the long-established British loudspeaker specialists are clearly of interest to us: top-quality monitors with an incredible pedigree and specifications which suggest they should handle the unique challenges of producing and mixing dance music.īut there’s one unavoidable elephant in the room: the price.

Atc 25a pro pro#

It’s unheard of for Attack to turn down the opportunity to review a product on the grounds that it’s too good for us, but that unlikely situation almost presented itself when ATC offered us a pair of their SCM25A Pro monitors. Around the back there are three sets of terminals, so it’s possible to tri-wire or even better, tri-amp.Does the ultimate nearfield monitor exist? If it does, Greg Scarth thinks he might have found it. A 23cm woofer with a stiff fibre and resin composite cone produces the lows and is tuned by a large, front facing port. The brand also has firm ideas about using hard cone materials such as aluminium – it doesn’t like them because they ring – so it comes as no surprise to find that the 25mm tweeter and 75mm midrange unit both use well-damped fabric dome diaphragms.

When improvements are possible the company usually follows through, and it has carefully evolved the SCM50s through the years.

The company’s engineers value low distortion and dynamic ability, and have spent years developing these units, only putting them into production when they are sure that every box has been ticked. But these things are not ATC’s only aims. The company’s background is firmly planted in the Pro world where reliability and high power handling are essentials.