Love the little behind the scene stuff Alec! Those ATCs look lovely indeed.

I had no idea you started on Adam A7s... I have been using A7s for the last 16 years and finally upgraded to the ATC SCM25a Mk IIs and I cannot believe how much better my mixes are coming out. I had a huge shootout with barefoots, Hedds, Focals and Genelecs.... and I also really loved the utter lack of DSP gimmicks, class D, and who knows where the drivers come from. ATC does it all just right. I would love some 45s but they just wont fit in my tiny 11x12 room. But someday I will definitely have the 45s as well as these 25s.

Ok so finally got a chance to see the exterior of the cabin. I always thought the cabin was in the woods somewhere in the Swiss Alps….But its in a warehouse thing? So cool . Love your videos. Keep on keeping on

Speakers - single most important piece of equipment. So important to get speakers that you can trust what you hear.

...and thank you for the good reviews. It is also fun to hear an natural English speaker. I can understand everything :)

My goal - ATC 45’s Reality - Barefoot 01’s Budget - HS8’s Love ATC’s, just wish they weren’t so expensive it was like achieving success when you get them😂

Just love your vids. Great stuff. Enjoy you day bro. Cheers

Great video nice to see you out of studio as well 👍

Well done Alec, you really know your stuff😊

Great stuff Alec!! 👍 ATC scm25 Mk1 user since more than a decade..! No need to upgrade.. :) They are not cheap, but I got them used for a great price.. so if I divide the price I paid for the years I got them, I basically paid them about 30$ per month or about 340$ per year.. and they’re still going strong! I did just bought spare tweeters, for the peace of mind. Buy once but good! You will save a LOT of money in the long run (while working faster and enjoying a different level of quality).

my dream monitor

Hey Alec, ATC is the absolutely top brand of all monitors out there in my opinion... I have the ATC SCM 20 ASL and they are awesome: Very punchy, super real, super translation. Good for small rooms...They are so expensive but there is nothing better in the world - except bigger ATCs for sure. You should also test the Audeze LCD-X: The Headphone sounds a bit as you would hear a ATC Box directly on your ear. Because the LCD-X has no distortion and that is why ATC is so good: No distortion at the bass driver... You can hear a distortion free bass and that is the whole trick plus the very detailed mid tweater and the highs - also on the Audeze everything is there except in the high mids they are lacking! My further advice is to check out the rme adi-2-pro as a dac. The ADI-2-Pro is very neutral and has no distortion... You could maybe get one to check them out with your ATCs. I love my ATCs now a bit more with the ADI 2 pro! But: In the last two months I only heard music on the headphones: They are so damn good. It is unbelievable. Regarding your good acoustics you maybe not need a good headphone... but...I guess you want one... Ok. Bye!

Great vid Alec. ATC's are nice. I like Strauss too. I pretty much always need a sub just to make sure of that really low bottom.

I also have the ATC SCM45a and for me, they're my favorites. Are they the only monitor that will get the job done? Definitely not. But am I super happy I bought them? Absolutely.

Great review!

45 user here, still love them. Have had them for about 2 years now and I'd never swap them for another brands speaker in the same price range, I'll keep them until I can afford a 20-30k plus pair, probably ATC too.

I’m still in love with my 45s. I’ve got 25s in my other room and I’ve done great mixes on both but there’s something about the wide tall and deep sound field of the 45s that makes mixing easy (especially when paired with a sub). That said I haven’t mixed on ATCs larger speakers and I am curious

I am on Genelec Monitors, but I have definitely heard about these and will pick up as another main pair at some point

SCM 25A and a sub when needed on a foot switch 😊

Alex, so what are you carrying in your left arm for most of the video? Lunch, Snare drum, a puppy or a speaker?

I use the Atcs and honestly for a while i was disappointed. The bass extention wasn't enough to be full without a sub. But after a while of getting used to them i realized they translate the best for mixing. Im still going tot get a sub but if your doing primary music production i wouldn't get these. They are not exciting at the top or bottom but they really do give you the honest truth in what matters for mixing

Those ATCs of yours certainly sound great Alec. I like the new style of video. More coffee shots please !

I’m REALLY looking forward to my first pair of monitors. I just bought a house with an excellent space for a studio. Moved in last month. Up til now, I’ve only been working on Neuman NDH30s. I wish I could afford the ATCs, but alas I cannot. What do you think of Focal? I was looking at their Trio 6.

You will laugh, but i do my final mix on a set of logitech speakers with a sub, its pretty much like checking out your mix in car without having to go into a car, They reveal when the gtrs have too much 3-4k as well as it shows if my low end is too boomy or lacking. My only revisions would be level changes like bring up or down the vocals which is a taste thing. Crazy how we use what we use :) But i would like to get ATCs someday

I imagine if you are trying to 'fill' the room you become more reliant on the sound more with the room which adds anothe layer to be mindful of when doing m&m that translates to average playback device. Probably if you do m&m on these without filling the room, you'll get better results. But perhaps you are looking for more joy than work itself or idk

I am a filmmaker who cares more about sound than 98% of filmmakers. And after these strikes Im going fully independent, and was wondering do I need to create a space for the ATC SCM100ASLs or would the 45s be okay. I have heard as a filmmaker I will still need a sub with both, but just wanted to know others opinions or experiences. Thank you so much

I see you have the Audient console. In your honest opinion are the preamps on the console same as what they have in their ID series Audio interface

Did you heard Genelec The Ones? I've got the 8361a

Hey ! Been eying the 25s for a while, got a small room (3,5 meters x 3,5m). My only doubt is do they go low enough ? Don’t want to deal with a sub and need to hear down until around 35hz. Tried some focal trios, they went down but the medium didn’t feel right. Thanks !

Dynaudio BM6a Originals and Hedd Type 07 mk2..... That’s what I got for now.... Next....Mastering Headphones!

Hi Alec!, what did you think about the ATC SCM20ASL Pro mk2? thank you.

Your my man

Hi! I ask you a genuine advice. If i have big money to spend up to 10k and i have treatment done and high level mic and preamp, my question is. Would you invest them in monitors or ad and da converters??

Hey boss just wondering would you rather save up for a u67 or go straight for an u87? Is there much of a difference?

Hey man, happy you to see you get those beauties in the cabin! :) I'm looking at the footprint 01s. I'm curious what other speakers did you compare the barefoots to in this huge shoot out and what did you love so much more about the 01s that smoked the competition? And how would you say the 01s midrange and low end compare to the ATC SCM 45s? Thanks and take care

Did you ever tried the Geithain ME 901 speakers?

I use PSI A25m and Geithain 901k as the mains in the studio. No dsp in speakers. Ever. Latency plus whatever converters you invested in won't be heard ever if speakers have a forced AD/DA stage. Also you never have an analogue signal path if you have AD/DA in speakers. I guess you don't do any electronica hence ATC. I don't bother with small monitors anymore. Can't do sub 40hz without compression or huge power draw. Even the PSI A25's are a little bit on the smaller side for me. But then, I don't mix. It's all production. The PSI have amazing phase coherency though. It has to be heard to be believed. You'd think you have a coaxial speaker on your hands. Never tried ATCs but at this level it's all probably just a preference thing. I like really big speakers because of how effortless everything is, the low power draw, and ergonomics. Can be anywhere in the room pretty much and have the same experience. The sweet spot is the whole room with big speakers. And you never have to drive them loud to get that big sound experience. But the downsides are, well, obvious I guess.

Do you feel like you have to compensate for not having a sub? Or are you able to mix low end effectively without one?

anyone using real monitors like this still like using Hs-5`s haha. maybe its just me but I always check the hs5 because it translates better then any other monitor Ive used for the mid high range, crazy for such a cheap speaker... I think it being more around the 1k boost instead of the 3.15K boost on ns10s works better for todays systems like iPhones and airpods

PSi is the way !

Well hello blogger Alec :) I see you're getting bored of just the studio shots:)

I own a pair of passive SCM40's MkI and unfortunately, unlike the SCM45's you can't fit their new tweeter inside... I think those woofers are the same on the 40's, except there's only one. Ah, for the ones that want the ATC sound for cheap, buy those passive MkI's, you get them for 1 500€ a pair, used. Though you'll have to watch for the hellish ferrofluid tweeter, it dies (the ferrofluid dries over the years and you can't do anything to prevent this), you get a brand new pair from ATC for 200€. Though, they are not the best tweeters ever, in fact I think the quality is damn low compared to their inhouse Mid and Bass, but you get most of it.

I'm a simple man: if there's ATCs, I can work 😀

The logical break for a guy running a digital studio telling us that some how the limited analog electronics in these monitors is some how preferable to a digital crossover solution is laughable. It looks like ATC is maybe 5 - 8 years behind the state of the art in speaker design at this point.

Alec, do you use a sub?

I'm curious in the studio space you're in. It looks as though you've built a small inside of a warehouse. Is this right? What kind of walls did you build? What dimensions did you use? The hobby acoustician in me wants to know!

Gold standard for you, I didn’t care for them, I prefer the SCM25

Sounds like you're mixing way too loud. Protect your ears.

Don’t appreciate the ‘click-bait’ thumbnail. Tacky

I own and have used Quested H108 for 35 years now. People often aske me what monitors I use to get my mixes so right. Well, the H108's. Yes, I would like to buy ATC's, but they are just 50% too expensive. Thing is, I discovered what components are used, and then you understand that the profit on these speakers are ridiculous...