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PMC 6 from the PMC, the Professional Monitor Company, have been at the forefront of studio loudspeaker innovation for a remarkable 30 years. Over that time, they’ve produced a huge range of speakers, both large and small, and their monitors can be found in some of the most prestigious studios and mastering houses in the world.
The company’s latest generation of active reference nearfield and midfield monitors and subs take monitoring to the next level. They deliver a forensic level of detail that allows you to work faster, without fatigue and with complete confidence, knowing that your finished mix will translate technically and emotionally anywhere.
Every cutting-edge element of their new ground-up design has been created for the highest possible resolution with the lowest possible coloration, so they are packed with innovation such as all-new drivers, powerful Class-D amps, and PMC’s latest ATL (Advanced Transmission Line) bass-loading and Laminair airflow technologies.
In addition to their outstanding electro-acoustic credentials, the new range includes a powerful DSP engine, which not only handles crossover duties, but also allows you to optimise the speaker’s performance in your studio. This DSP can be adjusted using a menu and screen system on the back of each speaker, or via PMC’s new SoundAlign browser‑based interface — so you can precisely tune your speaker’s frequency response, as well as boundary compensation options, from your DAW or even a mobile device.
DSP ENGINE
Whether in portrait or landscape placement, the PMC6’s sophisticated DSP engine automatically adjusts the crossover, ensuring optimum tonal accuracy, phase linearity and stereo imaging.
- Active 2-way nearfield reference monitor with ATL bass loading
- Frequency response: 39Hz – 25kHz (- 3dB @1m full space, on-axis)
- Max. cont. SPL: 106dB @1m (half space value calculated as +3dB from full space measurement.
- Automatic portrait/landscape placement DSP correction
- PMC6 + PMC8 SUB creates PMC6 XBD, with LF down to 25Hz
Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) Bass Loading
The PMC6 is a two way active nearfield monitor which, as is the hallmark of PMC speakers, uses their Advanced Transmission Line technology to enhance the low end. Transmission line is a form of bass loading which uses a folded acoustic labyrinth inside the speaker cabinet which starts behind the bass driver and is heavily damped with absorbent material.
With 20mm of excursion, the bespoke 6-inch bass driver is designed specifically to integrate with our latest ATL™ bass-loading and Laminair™ airflow technologies. The combination outperforms most 8-inch monitors, offering unparalleled bass extension, headroom, dynamics, and low distortion at all levels. The high end is courtesy of a one-inch precision-built fabric soft-dome tweeter, with a shallow waveguide that creates wide, tonally consistent dispersion and rock-solid imaging. Both the bass and treble drivers are precisely and individually controlled by a pair of 200W ultra-low-distortion, high-damping-factor Class-D amplifiers.
PMC 6 – SoundAlign:
This tailors the low frequency response and can be switched between Free Space, Wall and Corner. The recommendation is to use Free Space if the speakers are more than 0.5m away from walls, ceiling or floor. Mine are so I chose this setting. The Wall and Corner settings cut the bass output below 45Hz by -4dB and -8dB respectively.
Each speaker has a 5 band parametric EQ so you can tweak the frequency response to give a flat measurement at your listening position. Of course, this would require additional hardware including a measurement microphone to determine what settings to adjust, unless you want to try and do it by ear! If you have the speakers located on a desk, there’s the option to engage a Desk Filter setting to compensate for the narrow-band peak typically caused by unwanted reflections from the surface of a desk or mixing console. Switching this on introduces a -3.5dB cut at 150Hz with a Q of 3. I’m still running my speakers in so I’ve chosen not to enable this or to tweak any EQ settings just yet. PMC recommend a running in period of 50 hours for this range of monitors. I’m now nearing the end of those 50 hours so I will measure the in-room response soon.
XBD MODE – Intellectual Calibration
The PMC6, along with the other speakers in the range, can be enhanced with the addition of a pair of subwoofers. The subs are designed to be placed directly under the main speakers, forming an integrated ‘XBD’ system. In this configuration, the PMC6 rolls off its bass at a higher frequency and this, along with even lower frequencies, is then dealt with by the sub. For the PMC6 this would be the PMC8 Sub. The subwoofer and main speaker essentially act as one unit, with a frequency response extending down to 25Hz.
SUMMARY OF PMC 6 STUDIO MONITORS
The bass is very responsive and certainly sounds a lot more punchy than my previous speakers which used a passive radiator design rather than the transmission line used here. When playing well recorded pop music through the PMC6, kick drums have a lot of power behind them but it always feels extremely clean and controlled. Playing dialogue or vocals, the midrange is very revealing and once again gives a natural rendition of what’s there.
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