I tested the ATC SCM45A Pro's for a few weeks and am sharing my opinion in this video. Check out @AcousticsInsider for real acoustics tips. And @nordicaudiodistributionab5228 for audio gear in the north!
Ronan Chris Murphy is highly impressed with those 45As: My big studio upgrade: an ATC SCM45A Pro review. Whatever the reason for your personal opinion may be, there's a reason why people prefer certain monitors over the others.
100% agree. I know plenty of people that use these and get amazing results. Just want to encourage people to try some options before settling with a pair, whatever brand it may be, cause me and everyone that came to my studio to check them out had all high hopes for the legendary ATCs but… well… 😅
I like the way you describe the sound character of the ATC, I’ve heard them and that is pretty accurate. It’s like you’re listening into the speakers rather than the speakers bringing the sound to you.
I heard them in a relatively untreated environment, so I don’t know what they sound like with proper acoustic treatment and room correction and placement. It’s possible they are less diffuse sounding with proper set up.
Tried PSI Audio ? Also PresentDayProduction MUM-10's can be an option for you. Mixing/Mastering Engineers with a RU-vid channel creating a Speaker company. Their driver choice in my optinion is stellar - involving PuriFi Low drivers and BlieSma Mids/Tweeters. And they seem to (out)perform some of the best "industry standards" companies.
Have not tried PSI yet, no. The ATC speakers were provided to me just for general testing, not looking to buy a new speaker as I’m near perfectly happy with my system 😁 The PDP speakers definitely look interesting, I watch their videos, too. If they’d want to send me a pair for a listening session, I certainly wouldn’t say no 🙂
I surely wouldn’t say no if they wanted to send them over for testing 😁 I’m always happy to hear something “new” and find something “better”, but so far that just hasn’t happened, which makes me appreciate my current system of course, too. Thanks for watching!
I had the exact same experience with the Phantom Center . Also to my ears , it felt like there was a shelf from 80 hz down and 10k up . Midrange was beautiful and the low end was beautifully tight but it just felt a bit too distracting to have that prominent of a midrange. I am trying to love them but something about them just doesn't convince me 100%. If the amphions had the ATC tweeter I would be in heaven. Never listened to a speaker with that much separation and height. Felt like I was listening to an atmos mix at times on the amphions
100% agree! If you put the money in the room treatment, even entry level speakers sound killer! Totally my case, I invested the last decade studying acoustics and treating my room, my speakers are a pair of whatever + sub and people cry listening to music in the sweet spot of my studio, it's crazy. Of course better speakers are: better. Cheers from Brazil!
The ATC’s can be very fiddly to get right. They are room primadonnas and if you’re unlucky they just won’t work. I’ve been fortunate enough to demo most models at the same time in several rooms and the results have usually been very surprising and counterintuitive.
Get both models (same time or after one another) into your own room and make own tests! That’s the only way to go about it IMHO. We all have different rooms and ears and preferences.
Not yet but I have heard only good things about them! I’ve briefly been in touch with the CEO and should set up a testing session sometime this year. Also; Towards the end of this month I’ll be getting a pair of very interesting high end speakers in. 👀
20k for the KEFs new price, 3k for HEDD BASS12 sub. Yeah, I know what you mean with clients wanting to see brand names, but I think nowadays it’s a little less of a problem than a decade or so ago!
@dimoscondos I’m aware it’s a different league but that’s what the distributors had and they wanted to hear the scm45’s in my room. I should say I am also not really looking to change my setup but always happy to test other speakers! 🙂 End of this months I’ll get a pair of speakers in, which will probably change the game for me, they’re twice the price and size of the KEFs 😅 Thanks for watching!
I had similar experience with my ATC SCM 45A Pro. I didn't keep them either. Here is a video that explains my decision: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZcVvjek6fjM.htmlsi=F6dwou7kpkEHw1TS
