I love my ATCs, they are almost perfect for me.. I tried many other high end monitors, some had little things that I thought were better than ATC but as a whole, ATC won every A/B comparison so far.
But I’m still not perfectly happy with their sound in the low end.. and I’m not talking about sub bass but the low end they should have (-6db at 42Hz)
I have a two way small monitor (AdamT5V) with 5” bass/mid driver who puts what feels like more bass / upper bass(50-100Hz).
I know some of it is “fake” bass that relying on the port and it’s not as accurate as the ATC’s bass but it still enjoyable and I would like to have that character in my ATCs.
My question to those who know the sound of ATC monitors is: what is the reason for their lean bass sound? Is it the crossover design? is it the ports that are so big that I don’t get this pleasing resonance in the upper bass frequencies?
I’m sure it’s a voicing thing and that 2x7” woofers in each speaker can do more than that.
I never tried any speaker DIY but I’m willing to make my first attempt on the SCM45A if it will get me the sound I’m after, so I have two options:
Option 1 is to take this amazing mid dome and the tweeters and buy a new cabinets and use a different woofer for the bass, this is only if the bass drivers in the SCM45A are the reason for this lean sound I hear.
The easier option #2 is to buy a Hypex FA253 or other DSP amp so I could hopefully change the voicing of the speakers to my liking.
Also would like to know if I could order from Hypex a custom size amp that will fit the back of the cabinet instead of the original ATC amp?
But I’m still not perfectly happy with their sound in the low end.. and I’m not talking about sub bass but the low end they should have (-6db at 42Hz)
I have a two way small monitor (AdamT5V) with 5” bass/mid driver who puts what feels like more bass / upper bass(50-100Hz).
I know some of it is “fake” bass that relying on the port and it’s not as accurate as the ATC’s bass but it still enjoyable and I would like to have that character in my ATCs.
My question to those who know the sound of ATC monitors is: what is the reason for their lean bass sound? Is it the crossover design? is it the ports that are so big that I don’t get this pleasing resonance in the upper bass frequencies?
I’m sure it’s a voicing thing and that 2x7” woofers in each speaker can do more than that.
I never tried any speaker DIY but I’m willing to make my first attempt on the SCM45A if it will get me the sound I’m after, so I have two options:
Option 1 is to take this amazing mid dome and the tweeters and buy a new cabinets and use a different woofer for the bass, this is only if the bass drivers in the SCM45A are the reason for this lean sound I hear.
The easier option #2 is to buy a Hypex FA253 or other DSP amp so I could hopefully change the voicing of the speakers to my liking.
Also would like to know if I could order from Hypex a custom size amp that will fit the back of the cabinet instead of the original ATC amp?
>I love my ATCs, they are almost perfect for me.. I tried many other high end monitors, some had little things that I thought were better than ATC but as a whole, ATC won every A/B comparison so far.
yes I believe, had similar experience, because of class AB Mosfet output stage you have great clear sound, same speakers with BJTs output will sound poor
To be honest, add additional class D subwoofer
otherwise it will be going pricey
yes I believe, had similar experience, because of class AB Mosfet output stage you have great clear sound, same speakers with BJTs output will sound poor
To be honest, add additional class D subwoofer
otherwise it will be going pricey