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There are many hifi manufacturers with backgrounds in pro audio who unashamedly shout about their heritage from the rooftops, but not ATC (or the Acoustic Transducer Company to be precise). Instead, despite its respected professional roots, this Gloucestershire based company prefers to channel its energy into what it does best, using decades of knowhow to build an uncompromising range of active and passive loudspeakers and, in more recent years, accompanying electronics. - - - - In summaryDespite its modest appearance, this really is a lot of amp for the money. It’s clear ATC has engineered th..

Serie T/x is instantly seen as crisper, fresher, a full upgrade . Our goals were not simply to improve upon its illustrious predecessor, but to deliver as much as possible of our latest Serie S on a budget. Faster, more transparent sounding system performance awaits you with higher output levels and even greater impact.Serie T/9x: Bigger and BetterTHE SERIES FLAGSHIPThe job of any range topper for REL is to deliver more of everything, particularly output and dynamics. The 9x is no different in this regard, as it delivers the goods in both music and theatre applications. 9x, however, delivers a..

IsoAcoustics announces the launch of the IsoAcoustics mobile app, now available free of charge through the App Store and Play Store. The new innovative app features the Product Selector Wizard, which supports customers and salespeople in finding the ideal IsoAcoustics solution to support their audio equipment. The app is designed to make it easy for everyone to identify the IsoAcoustics isolation products and adapters best suited for their beloved speakers, amps, subwoofers and more. Users can also learn about the features and benefits of IsoAcoustics patented isolation technology and stay con..

Whether it’s because they break from tradition or challenge the hifi norm that the more separates you have the better, there are some genres of hifi kit that don’t perhaps get the recognition they deserve. Active speakers are very much in this camp. With their roots stemming more from pro than domestic audio origins, they are in many ways the unsung heroes of the hifi industry. As well as saving on box count (as you’re effectively getting a speaker and built-in mono block power amp within a single carcass) they also make a solid case for themselves on audio grounds. After all, our goal is asse..

Cost-conscious British audiophiles have traditionally gravitated to a handful of well-known brands offering lots of sound-per-pound. One of these is Wharfedale, and since 1982 that means its Diamond series of small stand mounters in particular. But designing, building and distributing loudspeakers in this particular market sector is no easy task, so this one has its work cut out.- - - - -The humble Diamond 12.1 certainly has no easy road ahead of it. As well as being made to sell to those on a strict budget, it also has to impress whether it's plugged into a PC soundcard, mini Hi-Fi or bargain..

The pursuit of the bottom octave in sound reproduction looms as a sort of final frontier for many enthusiasts. It’s a task that’s generally accomplished in one of two ways—by purchasing a completely new set of loudspeakers (ouch!), or by adding a subwoofer (or, as is the case here, a pair of them) to fill the deep-bass vacuum in your current system. The second option is also a daunting prospect. Expensive and acoustically challenging, the lowest octaves (loosely defined as 20–40Hz) demands power and requires space. Yet in spite of the challenges and potential pitfalls, I know of few audiophile..

If you think about it, active loudspeakers should be more prevalent. Those of us with a love of hi-fi separates tend to spend considerable time and money searching for the ideal match between loudspeakers and amplifiers. This quest for synergy then extends to cables, isolation, coupling and decoupling experiments and so on, too… However, with speakers like ATC's SCM40A, this time-consuming and oft-frustrating step is rendered redundant – as its 36kg cabinet comes fitted with a dedicated 242W Class AB triamp arrangement, plus an active crossover. This configuration consists of a 150W module for..

Sound always exists within a space. From the Grand Canyon to the smallest closet, there is no separating sound from the listening environment. If your room is coloring the sound, then you’re making critical mix decisions based on skewed information. This can lead to many frustrating hours back and forth between the studio, the car, and/or any other secondary pair of speakers. In our field, experimenting is what keeps us alive and fresh, but second-guessing is what kills us.- - - - -  The C20 is a bass trap, but not a passive one like the standard acoustic treatment we’ve been discussing so far..