studio
$184,785.00USD
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Best for
Elite large-format recording, mixing and mastering rooms that need very high SPL, deep low-frequency extension and headroom from a full-range main monitor. Suits studios upgrading within PMC's BB5/6 XBD main-monitor lineage, and rooms that can accommodate two cabinets per channel either freestanding, stacked, or soffit-mounted side by side. Its HF/MF drivers are shared with the PMC10 and PMC12, so it fits facilities standardising on PMC's current voicing across room sizes.
Who should skip
Home, project and near-field users: each channel is two cabinets weighing 97 kg and 87 kg (roughly 184 kg per side) plus outboard Master36 and power20 rack amplifiers, so it needs a large treated room, rigging/installation, and a wired LAN for setup. Anyone wanting a self-contained active near-field or a plug-and-play monitor should skip it.
Watchouts
PMC does not publish a frequency-response figure, crossover frequencies, or a max-SPL rating for this model on its product page, so those specs are intentionally omitted here rather than estimated; treat any '17Hz-25kHz' or '>133 dB' numbers seen elsewhere as unofficial. The effective ATL length (2 x 4 m) and the 'Studio Black' finish are stated by the retailer verified retail listing, not on PMC's spec table, and PMC offers multiple finishes, so confirm the exact finish and any other options with the dealer. Weights are per cabinet (97 kg + 87 kg per channel) and installation/rigging plus rack space for the amplifiers should be planned in advance.
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