ATC
LoudspeakersAmplifiersPreamplifiers & phono stages
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Founder | Billy Woodman |
| Website | atc.audio |
ATC, short for Acoustic Transducer Company, is a British loudspeaker maker founded in London in 1974 by Billy Woodman and now based in Gloucestershire. Woodman began by building drive units for professional studios, and that background still shapes the company: ATC designs and manufactures its own drivers, including its well-known soft-dome midrange unit, and its speakers are found in recording and mastering studios around the world. The domestic range applies the same engineering to the home, from compact two-way standmounts to large three-way floorstanders. ATC's approach puts low distortion and accurate reproduction ahead of character or colour, which is why its speakers are often described as revealing and dynamic rather than flattering. Many models are available in active form, with ATC's own amplifiers built into the cabinet and matched to each driver, and the company also makes separate preamplifiers and power amplifiers. The SCM ("Studio Control Monitor") series runs through the whole range, with the SCM40 and SCM100 among the best known.
Notable ATC products
- SCM11
- SCM19
- SCM40
- SCM100
- SCM150
- SCM300
More about ATC
ATC ATC is a British company whose total preoccupation has been with quality. Since its inception in 1974, ATC has kept steadfastly to its founder’s (Billy Woodman) aims of building loudspeakers and audio electronics which employ the most effective of modern engineering principles. ATC doesn’t respond to competition, they respond to advances in technology that enable them to improve their product. The goal is to make loudspeakers as near perfection in their performance as possible— meaning the lowest possible distortion.
ATC has been designing and building loudspeakers of the highest possible specifications for over 25 years and accrued many of the highest awards and accolades from the international hi-fi press. Its user list ranges from the top Hollywood and UK studios in the professional arena through to the discerning home hi-fi customer. A product base spanning small two-way bookshelf loudspeakers to massive home cinema multiway active systems with the full range of audiophile electronics on the way makes it the preferred choice for every home system where ultimate quality is the top priority. Its philosophy of active loudspeakers (where the amplifiers are built into the speakers) made its expansion into home cinema especially attractive from the point of improved capability over passive loudspeakers, the convenience of fewer units and better value for money.
ATC now boasts a full armoury of highly accurate home cinema solutions designed to make the listener forget that a loudspeaker is between the source and the ear. The top range SCM70 system is packed with new and innovative technology and, of course, plenty of headroom. Other home cinema solutions exist for different budgets, and the company's full gamut of conventional stereo systems is still considered among the best in the world for those who think the big screen is best kept in the cinema.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, atc.audio