ATC Launches the ATC SCM20ASL PRO MKII – Small-Format, 2-Way Active Reference Monitor
ATC has done one of its top monitors one better.
The ATC SCM20ASL Pro MKII features new dual-suspension 15mm tweeters.
TransAudioGroup, the US rep for ATC, today announced the arrival the ATC SCM20ASL Pro MkII near-field reference monitor.
The ATC SCM20ASL Pro MkII represents a substantive improvement on the already highly popular ATC SCM20ASL Pro. Like its predecessor, the MkII is a high-performance two-way active loudspeaker that is ideally suited for critical near-field applications, or as surround channels in larger systems. Its exceptionally neutral output extends across the audible spectrum – this is now improved by a new amplifier design, a new ATC-made dual suspension tweeter, and a new cabinet design.
The new technology represents a serious investment, at $6,695/pair MSRP, available now from TransAudioGroup. Read on for more details, as supplied by ATC and TAG:
The new SCM20ASL Pro MkII is based around the ATC 6.5-inch “Super Linear” LF driver with integrated midrange, utilizing the same SL technology developed for the larger nine-, twelve- and fifteen-inch based monitors. Constructed with a 75mm/three-inch voice coil and a short-coil, long-gap topology, it combines the high-power handling and low-power compression usually only found in large, high-efficiency systems with the fine resolution and balance of modern high fidelity systems.
Five years in development, the new ATC dual-suspension 25mm tweeter offers lower distortion, higher output, and greater reliability. The electronics in the active design have also had considerable development time invested in them, resulting in reduced noise and distortion (a further -10dB @ 10kHz) and a reduced operating temperature for improved reliability. The amplifier design is a revised version of ATC’s discrete MOSFET Class A/B design with 200W and 50W continuous power available for the bass and high-frequency sections, respectively. The user controls have also been improved over the previous generation with more flexible input sensitivity controls and a revised low-frequency shelf control to help achieve good balance in difficult acoustic conditions. The amplifier includes protection circuits for both DC offset and thermal overload.
The new cabinet design maximizes linearity and minimizes size and weight. The cabinet has been restyled to more closely follow the larger monitors in ATC’s professional range and is constructed from heavily-braced MDF. Highly damped, elastomeric panels are bonded and stapled to the cabinet’s inner walls to suppress cabinet panel resonances, while the enclosure’s front panel is heavily radiused to reduce cabinet diffraction, improving the frequency response and imaging.
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