My DREAM STUDIO MONITORS: ATC SCM25A

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After a long time coming and countless years saving up I finally got my dream monitors: ATC SCM25A's. These Monitors have been on my wishlist for the longest time and I give my honest take on what I love about these speakers and my first impressions.
After having speakers like KRK Rokit 5's, B&W Speakers, and ATC SCM12 Passive Monitors the SCM25A is my first introduction with personally owning a 3 Way Speaker. Before I bought these speakers I went to Vintage King in LA and did a speaker shootout with Genelec, ATCs, Barefoot, Focal, and Neumann and without a shadow of a doubt ATCs were the clear winner for me.
A big inspiration for me purchasing the ATCs was Sterling Sound and Northward Acoustics. I loved the sound of the records mastered in the Sterling Sound rooms built by Northward Acoustics Designer Thomas Jouanjean.
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@industryandaudio 10 дней назад

Wow congrats man. Only heard great things about these monitors. Translation is key to a great mix!

@_philchoi 9 дней назад

thanks so much! these speakers plus acoustic treatment have gone such a long way in translation in my mixes and very stoked on these speakers.

@cassio_zambotto Месяц назад

I also had this type of reaction from people listening from my sweet spot, my wife gets angry every time she listens to music sitting in my chair because she thinks it's unfair for people not having this type of experience everyday in their lives. But I don't have ATC's, one day maybe, maybe not hahaha, I have a pair of Yamaha's HS50M with a sub, but my room is REALLY treated, I invested most of the "upgrade money" during my career in room treatment (studies and materials) and I know my room sound way better than some with very expensive monitors (I generally end up tuning their rooms after they listen to my situation). And yes, I'll upgrade my monitors one day and I'll probably go ATC or something as midrangy, I'm also a mid forward guy. Congrats on your pair, I bet they are amazing!

@_philchoi Месяц назад

I love that!! Once you hear how music is intended to sound there’s no turning back from that. Investing in acoustic treatment is so worth it and your listening environment will treat you well once you treat it well. If you like midrange you’ll love the ATC’s the midrange is beautiful. Thank you so much!! I spent a lot on the speakers and now it’s time for me to spend some more on the acoustics!

@benjaminlasserre2781 2 месяца назад

These ATC are definitely one of the best set of speaker you can get

@_philchoi 2 месяца назад

💯% agreed!! they’re truly amazing and I haven’t heard speakers perform quite like these ones

@benjaminlasserre2781 2 месяца назад

@@_philchoi I Went with Dynaudio LYD48 but maybe later i'll be able to afford some ATCs :)

@revelationsoundstudio 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your review. I also had them in my studio to try out. They are excellent monitors with a unbelievable mid range. The high's are very gentle and very detailed and open. They put each instrument on its own shelf and you can hear all the small details on each instruments sounds. It will tell you what is going on with everything from reverb tails to drums and vocals in a way not many monitors can do. The one thing I found however is they lack a cohesive sound of the music which every other speaker does for the most part. So to know how your mix will sound on regular speakers, you will need some good headphones are inexpensive smaller monitors. Have you found this issue with the ATC's as well or are you so used to working on them, that you know how they will sound in different stereos, Bluetooth and car stereos?

@_philchoi 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much for watching! Really appreciate your comment and also for taking the time to watch my video. I actually posted another video on my channel about an Auratone mixcube monitor that im using to reference my mix on playback devices like headphones, bluetooth, laptop speakers, etc. I agree with you, i found myself wanting to supplement my monitoring with a pair of speakers that mimicked consumer playback devices which is why i got the auratone. it’s been super helpful to check that what im doing on my ATC’s can also translate to other systems.

@revelationsoundstudio 2 месяца назад

@@_philchoi The ATC's are the most amazing monitors I ever heard. I am sorry I had to have them go, but I was so used to my Focal Twins for over 10 years. The learning curve for me on the ATC's would have taken me a couple of months. I ended up with the Focal Trio 6 's that cost thousands less, that offer mid separation, while still having some cohesive sound. They are very good monitors, but the ATC's honestly provide more detail while the Trios offer more low end bass. I rate the Trio 6's a 8.5, and the ATC's a 9.2. If the ATC's had more bass, I would rate them 9.5.

@_philchoi 2 месяца назад

@@revelationsoundstudio You’re so right about the learning curve on these! I upgraded from the ATC SCM 12’s and even that was a huge learning curve for me. I haven’t heard the Focal Trio but heard great things. Knowing your way around speakers will definitely help you get to your end destination faster and that’s invaluable so i’m glad to hear the Trio is working for you. I think the ATC SCM25A’s are the best 3 way speaker i’ve heard. It’s just tremendous in the way it delivers low mid and high frequencies. For extended low end on the 25’s you do have to move it around in your room to find the ideal spot for low end response in your room but every time someone says they wish these had more low end i can completely understand where they’re coming from.

@newgunguy4176 Месяц назад

You must be loaded! These are ridiculously expensive. My dream speakers.

@_philchoi Месяц назад

Haha I wish i was loaded!! If i were i think I’d build a Northward Acoustics room from the ground up 💸💸. I feel very lucky to own these speakers and they are very much still my dream speakers after having these for a bit of time. I had to save up for quite a bit of time and sell multiple pieces of gear for these but it was so worth it.

@newgunguy4176 Месяц назад

@_philchoi I'm trying to decide between the ATC SCM12 PRO (passive), Dynaudio BM 6A, and Mackie HR824 MK2. All sealed because I suppose sealed monitors are more forgiving of improperly treated rooms. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks.

@_philchoi Месяц назад

@@newgunguy4176 I would 100% recommend the ATC SCM12’s out of those 3. I had the 12’s paired with a Bryston 4B amplifier and loved how they sounded! it’s going to be more expensive but so worth it.

@newgunguy4176 Месяц назад

@@_philchoi Cool. I was planning on using an Avantone CLA200 because poverty!!! Lol!!!

@_philchoi Месяц назад

@@newgunguy4176 the nice thing about using passive speakers is that you can swap out the power amp if you end up changing it up in the future!

@mwasie 3 месяца назад

Hey, I was just curious to see what people thought about the SCM25A. I actually received the new version MK2 yesterday and am waiting for the Sound Anchor JD2 (ummm I was going back n forth about spending over 1k for stands🤣)which will arrive next week. Question, what's the isolation pad you have on there and do you think it helps with the performance of the speakers? Good review btw but also, where is your damn room treatment???😁. I'm also in a home studio. Anyway I'm very excited to have some time off and mix with them!

@_philchoi 3 месяца назад

Hey, thanks for checking in, my ATC’s are on Sound Anchors ADJ2’s and they are incredibly well built and so freaking heavy! I got these isolation pads from a guy who custom makes them in LA. It was highly recommended by the guy i bought my atcs from. They’re basically concrete blocks that have other types of material joined together so that it reduces as much resonance as possible and really works. 😂😂 the room treatment (not featured in the video) is filled with GIK 244s to the left, right, and above mix position. the empty wall space next to the speakers is because i had 2 GIK bass traps there but moved them directly behind me instead and it worked much better for my room. I’m gonna do some reviews of the ADJ2 and my GIK bass traps. Thanks for watching!!

@mwasie 3 месяца назад

@@_philchoi what do think about using something like sonarwork or ARC to EQ flaws. Somehow I don't think it makes since rn...

@_philchoi 3 месяца назад

@@mwasie I personally don’t have experience with room correction software/eq but it’s cool to see the advancement of the technology!

@AlanFlindell 2 месяца назад

Hey man! Just wondering what speaker stands you’re using? Im looking for a set and can’t find ones that suit my need. But as soon as I saw your speaker stands in this video, I had to ask what they are. I have to get them!!

@_philchoi 2 месяца назад

Hey thanks for watching! Funny you asked, my next video that i’m uploading is actually going to be about my speaker stands. They are Sound Anchor ADJ2 44”. They sell em one sweetwater and vintage king

@AlanFlindell 2 месяца назад

@@_philchoi oh lol, I beat you to it haha. Thanks heaps for that man! Really appreciate it! I’ll start searching for them!

@pianoatthirty 2 месяца назад

Do you feel like these speakers are enjoyable for music production? Or are they really meant more for mixing and critical listening?

@_philchoi 2 месяца назад

These speakers really shine on mixing and critical listening but i still think they’re good for music production. Pairing these speakers with a well tuned room will do wonders for dialing in things just right in a mix. For music production I’ve always viewed that as a time to find the vibe of a song, thinking of ideas, and just letting your creativity flow. Since these are such honest speakers it’s going to impact your music production a bit differently because you’re truly hearing how things sound and nothing is getting hyped (when maybe sometimes in music production you could use a little hype). That could be a distraction for some people or relieving for others!

@jackc8120 Месяц назад

How big is your room you have the monitors in?

@_philchoi Месяц назад

Hey Jack, my room is 12 Ft (L) x 10 Ft (W) x 8.5 Ft (H).

@jackc8120 Месяц назад

@_philchoi mine is 13x19 feet. Do you think they'll be loud enough or should i focus on the 45's. Thank you so much for the info

@_philchoi Месяц назад

@@jackc8120 I bought my speakers used from a guy who had a studio about that size i think for your dimensions you’d still be fine with 25’s or 45’s! I wish my room was a little bit bigger and so for the 25’s you should be good 👍🏻