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The ATC company, known world-wide for their studio and pro-audio equipment, also makes consumer gear.

ATC Compact Audio System

If you didn’t know that, don’t feel alone – it was news to me also! But it turns out to be quite good consumer gear, not that you’d expect otherwise from such an august entity…

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The ATC Compact Audio System includes the CD2 disc player, the SIA2-100 integrated amplifier, and the SCM11 “bookshelf” speakers. I used those quotes because the SM11s are “bookshelf” in name only. Their performance is significantly better.

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The quality of this gear is astounding, as might be expected at its price, but in this case, you DO get what you’re paying for. Need a great-looking, great-sounding, well-made, and very-durable system for a small to medium room? Watch for the ATC Compact Audio System review!

See the complete review for the ATC Compact Audio System.

ATC Compact System

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I learned to play the guitar in high school, hoping to persuade Berma Sanchez to date me, but alas, no such luck! In the late 1970s, a neighbor who was the station engineer for the local PBS network took me under his wing and taught me the electronics of audio reproduction. Throughout college, I used that knowledge to modify Dynaco vacuum tube equipment for friends. After graduation from LSU, I took a job in the chemical manufacturing industry, learning about industrial hygiene and the mechanics of hearing. In the 1990s I learned to write, initially as the newsletter editor for my local Safety Engineering chapter. In the early 2000s, I had my first book published (I’m now working on my third). A few years ago, the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity website issued a call for authors. I responded and was excited to be selected. Over the years, I’ve published a number of equipment reviews and am honored, in 2019, to be given the title of “Senior Editor.” But none of the above offers the “why” of my interest in home audio. My musical tastes are highly diverse, and my love of music (acquired probably in the church choir of Grace Baptist Church) has been passed on to my daughter, who got her B.S. degree in music and her M.S. in violin performance and music education before being switching gears and then going on to graduate from Harvard Law. Although the majority of my extended group of friends and family prefer hobbies such as hunting, fishing, football games, etc., I’ve found that I still greatly enjoy time with my audio system and discovering new music. At some time in the fairly near future, my hearing will decline and I’ll no longer be able to listen analytically. But so long as my audiograms show acute hearing, I’ll keep doing what I enjoy best - listening to wonderful music and sharing my thoughts and impressions with like-minded friends.

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