The SCM11 is a typical ATC - heavily engineered, finely finished and straightforward to look at. It has a pro-style flat response that reveals rather more than most, especially at high frequencies, yet it's not bright and goes loud in a controlled fashion given sufficient power. All of which puts it in front of the sub £1,000 speaker pack.
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SCM19 recieved an overall score of 90% and a Best Buy award from Hi-Fi Choice magazine.
“..This transparency to the signal extends to timing, which is never anything other than on the money. In the bottom end, the spec suggest a 54Hz bass roll-off, but that is a misleading figure. In room, the speaker can shift remarkable amounts of air for it’s size…”
“This is a speaker for the purist who wants to hear exactly what the band really put on tape, rather than a smoother, sweeter version of events. It offers uncanny transparency for the money but takes no prisoners”.
Hi-Fi Choice
“The SCM19s uncompromising approach might not suit all tastes, but there are few better speakers below the two grand mark. If you think hi-fi is about hearing whatever the source delivers, good or bad, these are for you.”
What Hi-Fi
“The 19’s bass is some of the best around for a bookshelf of this size. If you’ve looked at the 19’s specs, forget them and remember SonicFlare’s motto: Measurements Mean Jack. ATC uses a measuring method different from most everyone in home hi-fi. Just know the bass, with real room placement and loading, is going to pound you like little else in this category can.
ATCs are known for extremely smooth bass without bloat, and the 19s are some of the tightest out there. The ATC SCM-19 is the prototypical Precise-type speaker and, arguably, the most important. Combining hyper-accurate Precise sound with output suitable for the vast majority of listening spaces, the “19” is the ATC that’ll find its way into most people’s homes and convert Refined listeners to Precise lovers.”
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