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Forgot to post the nearfield response of the woofer and tweeter (drive NOT split):
Could it be that they are making nearfield measurements and getting artificial bass boost that way?Clearly ATC has no concept of baffle step compensation.
Could it be that they are making nearfield measurements and getting artificial bass boost that way?
Could it be that they are making nearfield measurements and getting artificial bass boost that way?
ATC are known for having overdamped bass and need a sub in my opinion. Anyway the manual also says if the balance is bass light the monitors can be moved towards the back walls is there a chance Amir can measure them like this?These are supposed to be bookshelf speakers from their home line they could be designed for this.Is there a chance Amir will be measuring any of their 3 ways with the famous midrange it is cosidered one of the best midranges like the 40 or the 50?Nope. From the manual:
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Hi maty do you have any recommendations for the SCM20 non sl version eg xover or tweeter with proven results?External Crossover For ATC SCM19's
[ The results have been amazing. Overall clarity has gone way up. Vocals sound like the folks singing are in the room. Some instruments, like piano also sound very real. The treble is especially improved, much cleaner. In fact, I would put these up against the stock V.2 version. ]
ATC are known for having overdamped bass and need a sub in my opinion. Anyway the manual also says if the balance is bass light the monitors can be moved towards the back walls is there a chance Amir can measure them like this?These are supposed to be bookshelf speakers from their home line they could be designed for this.Is there a chance Amir will be measuring any of their 3 ways with the famous midrange it is cosidered one of the best midranges like the 40 or the 50?
Klippel QC is just a production tester for speakers. It is not at all the same as Klippel NFS.From a factory tour on Youtube. The funny thing is that they mention a QC system by Klippel in the same video.
Hopefully, in this case the circle will not be unbroken.Ouch. ATC provides a long list of artists whose recording studios use their speakers for mastering..Assuming the pro line is similar, our circles of confusion must be well, really confusing if you are listening to those artists through well-measuring speakers.
I've owned the SCM19s for many years and always used them with subwoofers. They sounded good to me until I heard the Revels.
Thank you, @amirm for the review. This is so revealing, it makes me question what I thought was good HiFi.
If it was a joke why did Neumann and most of the pro brands use it in their speakers before ATC made it unavailable? And most of them tried to imitate the design?The magic midrange dome is all cult of personality. Independent lab data shows it was obliterated by the contemporaneous Neumann dome, which can play 10dB (10 times louder as sound pressure level is logarithmic) before it distorts as much as the ATC dome. What a joke. To add to this humiliation, teardowns show that the Neumann dome has a much more compact footprint, allowing tighter centre-to-centre spacing. This certainly exposes ATC as a laughably backward brand capable of only designing large primitive drivers that still fail to reach the SOTA despite the size and weight penalty.
Why would they build a speaker with completely different tonality than this one and call it the same? My sense is that new version is substantially the same.Whoops. I thought the review was of the latest version. This one, as is the case with the PMC 20.21, is no longer in production. The latest version has a new tweeter and the mid/bass driver is known as one of the best in the industry. Understand that Amir reviews what he can get his hands on of course.
If it was a joke why did Neumann amd most of the pro brands use it in their speakers before ATC made it unavailable? And most of them tried to imitate the design?
P.S.: if someone could send a BareFoot or an Amphion to Amir that would be great. The BareFoot are very expensive, don't have a lot of measurement around and have a good reputation.
Klippel QC is just a production tester for speakers. It is not at all the same as Klippel NFS.
Humiliation is a harsh word for such a respected company like ATC and one can not make conclusion from having measured one speaker from their entire line although i would not pay the money they are asking for their speakers. What every brand is claiming Neumann included can only be measured and proven. They could be better or worse.Please see the data. The ATC dome outlived its usefulness. Neumann's modern design, engineering and manufacturing techniques resulted in a vastly superior, yet more compact dome with vastly higher headroom, power handling, response linearity, lower distortion and directivity control. Techniques that ATC never bothered to catch up on (or perhaps, lacked the resources and knowledge to do so) in their slavish obsession with big primitive drivers. Its a humiliation that no cult of personality can paper over.
Barefoot's entry-level Footprint speakers look like a decent deal if they measure well - dual-opposed woofers, dedicated mids, biamplifiction, ring radiator tweeter at $3500 is not bad.
Hi maty do you have any recommendations for the SCM20 non sl version eg xover or tweeter with proven results?