B&W 685 S2 vs ATC SCM11 (non curved) ?

[Frank Harvey]

It looks better but it is not 100% what i expected though as it is still visually very distracting imo.

As I said before, you could cover the grille with your choice of material, which totally cover the grille you see in the pics, if that's your objection.

 

[matthewpiano]

Or just buy some speakers that look acceptable.

Sorry but they look hideous to me. I generally keep the grilles in place all the time on speakers, but I couldn't live with those ATC ones, either with or without the extra cotton. If they can be covered with acoustically transparent cloth, why did ATC bother making the grilles like that in the first place?

 

[ErwinC]

Or just buy some speakers that look acceptable.

Sorry but they look hideous to me. I generally keep the grilles in place all the time on speakers, but I couldn't live with those ATC ones, either with or without the extra cotton. If they can be covered with acoustically transparent cloth, why did ATC bother making the grilles like that in the first place?

That is exactly what i was thinking too. :cheers:

 

[Frank Harvey]

To protect the drivers without affecting the sound?

 

[matthewpiano]

I find the effect of grilles on the sound to be so miniscule in most cases that it just isn't worth worrying about.

 

[lpv]

Or just buy some speakers that look acceptable.

Sorry but they look hideous to me. I generally keep the grilles in place all the time on speakers, but I couldn't live with those ATC ones, either with or without the extra cotton. If they can be covered with acoustically transparent cloth, why did ATC bother making the grilles like that in the first place?

They look more than acceptable (without grilles) to me

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi.. is it simply cloth behind original grilles?

Hi lpv

Yes, the wooven cotton (very strong btw) is meant to sit within/behind the original grills.

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[AlmaataKZ]

Rick, thanks for the pics.

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi AlmaataKZ

Your welcome.

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[ErwinC]

Hi Rick,

In what way is the curved SCM11 better than the non curved version?

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi ErwinC

I posted some of the following before -

The new curved SCM11 monitors incorporate the long and eagerly awaited ATC HF drive unit (SH25-76). ATC's goal was to have their own HF units offer levels of performance that were on par with their state of the art Original and Super Soft Dome mid range drive units. With their new SH25-76 HF unit I truly feel that ATC have achieved this goal. The lack of colouration, clarity, precision, power and the sheer naturalness of the sound reproduced by SH25-76 HF drive unit is remarkable. Wow

It took ATC nearly eight years to design and develop their HF drive unit but boy was it worth the wait

Curved SCM11 monitors also reproduce low frequencies which are more defined, a clearer more open mid range, greater integration between the drive units, etc.

I hate to say it however feel the new curved SCM11's (with the incorporation of the SH25-76 and other improvements ATC have made) offer better overall performance then SCM19 MK1 monitors. Curved SCM11's simply hit their predecessors out of the park for a six and with SCM19 MK1 monitors not far behind.

As WHF put it - the new SCM11s are a drastic improvement over an already talented performance, and they have the good looks to match. ATC has raised the bar it set itself. This isn’t just a step up – it’s a running leap.

Btw, i was at ATC's 40th birthday party last Friday and i saw ATC's stunning new SE S50 monitors, Super SH25-76 HF unit (it's massive :twisted: ) and once again i got to see the way ATC hand build their drive units (including the new HF drive units in their dedicated new HF drive unit production room - to control temperature). If you get the opportunity have a look at the massively engineered/build CLD mid/bass and SH25-76 HF unit (curved) used in the SCM11 monitors in the flesh. I think you'll be impressed

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[ErwinC]

Thanks for the feedback Rick. :cheers:

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi EtwinC

Your welcome.

Will you also be auditioning curved SCM11 monitors?

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[ErwinC]

Will you also be auditioning curved SCM11 monitors?

I would love to audition the curved SCM11, but in Belgium that seems impossible. I know of no shop in Belgium that sells ATC.

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi ErwinC

Thanks for your reply.

Have you tried L'Exception Musicale?

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[ErwinC]

Have you tried L'Exception Musicale?

No, that distributor is located in France and i have only bad experiences with distributors located in France. They are most of the time not interested in Belgium.

I don't think he is going to ship me a pair of SCM11 to be able to audition them. There are also no shops in Belgium that sell ATC.