PMC Fact 12, Fact 12 Silk User Manual

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A message from Peter Thomas –

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“Our award-winning fact series of loudspeakers is aimed at the discerning ear and eye, and incorporates

all of the design experience we’ve gained over years of producing high quality loudspeakers for the world’s

most respected music-makers, and creating internationally renowned HiFi designs. We are now very proud to

introduce the fact.12, the next generation of fact designs.

“The sonic standard we set with the previous two-way fact models was extremely high, and raising the bar again

has proven a huge challenge. In the fact.12, we have created a three-way speaker that goes further, providing

greater power when required, while retaining the perfectly natural balance of the previous fact models. The

fact.12 conveys even more musical emotion from a design with all of the beautiful looks of the existing range. I am

certain you will agree we have created a very special loudspeaker.”

Peter Thomas

Owner & Chief Designer

A sense of scale. That’s what the
fact.12 adds to PMC’s respected
fact range, delivering more passion
and power for listeners who desire it,
but preserving clarity and dynamics
at all levels; from whisper-quiet to
performances you can really feel.

Marrying wood, fabric and chrome detailing, the fact.12’s elegant, remarkably compact design radiates

quality and discernment as well as beautiful sound. And with its audiophile level controls for precise adjustment

of high and low frequencies, it offers a perfect sound balance in any listening environment, integrating with

a wide range of source equipment technically and aesthetically.

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Design matters

The fact series is the product of PMC’s passion for

absolute sonic transparency, and the fact.12 builds

on these foundations. As with all PMC designs,

innovative research and development techniques

play an important role, as do the collaborations

forged with world-leading design partners such as

Norwegian acoustic engineering specialist, SEAS,

and standard-bearers of technical excellence

including the UK’s National Physical Laboratory.

NPL has applied its unique laser-based acousto-

optic mapping techniques to provide the most

accurate 3D picture of how sound radiates from a

loudspeaker, and the effect of cabinet, driver and

crossover design on what we hear. These ndings

have been fed back into PMC’s design process

to ensure an even higher level of accuracy from

the fact.12.

PMC remains, as always, one step ahead

The acousto-optic mapping process at NPL

Quality ingrained

The fact.12 is pleasing to the eye as well as to the ear,

with its streamlined, elegant cabinet in a variety of

hand-selected, sustainable wood nishes. But the

beauty of this speaker’s design extends beneath its

surface. The base of the fact.12 is a generous 50mm

thick, its front bafe is 35mm and the remainder of the

speaker’s frame is tuned and braced, ensuring that the

cabinet does not contribute unwanted colouration.

Listeners can concentrate on what matters — the

unadulterated essence of the original performance.

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Advanced Transmission Line

All of our loudspeakers offer ATL™ bass loading

technology, which provides the following advantages

over ported speakers:

• More detailed, more natural – as it was in the studio

• Full, rich sound at any volume level

• Deeper bass from a smaller cabinet

• Easy to drive with all ampliers

The fact.12 also features a new twin-vent, high-

compression Advanced Transmission Line™ (ATL ™)

bass-loading design, which provides deeper and

richer extended bass despite the fact.12’s compact

form, and delivers the most efcient combination

ever of the drive unit and ATL ™.

‘No other technology provides such a huge, rich, room-lling sound’

Natural highs

The fact.12 builds on solid foundations, using the innovative

SONOMEX™ domed treble drive unit from other fact models.

It delivers an exceptionally smooth high-frequency response

and a stable, three-dimensional image, allowing multiple

listeners to enjoy a uniform, consistent musical experience

over a vast area.

Vocals that truly sing

Adding to PMC’s long history of superbly engineered soft-

dome drivers, the fact.12’s brand new mid-range unit is

absolutely transparent, and incorporates design elements

from the world-renowned PMC75 three-inch mid-range

driver. The more compact 50mm hand-made fabric dome

unit in the fact.12 delivers the same tonal quality, wide

dispersion, high power handling and ultra-low distortion

expected by audiophiles worldwide.

The power to move

The super-long-throw bass driver, specically

designed for fact.12, is completely dedicated to low-

frequency reproduction. It produces profound, well-

controlled bass by combining a powerful magnet

assembly with a sculpted rear plate that allows for

immense linear excursions. The stiff yet ultra-light cone

is specially coated to reduce unwanted resonance

and is precisely proled to increase its tensile strength.

It also incorporates a laminated outer edge to further

increase its stability and durability. The combination

of PMC’s ATL ™ and this powerful driver creates low-

frequency energy with agility and depth never seen

before from a cabinet of these proportions.

Tuning to ensure a

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perfect sound

The fact.12 resolves the complex issue of how to

combine the differing sound signatures of room

acoustics, cables and source equipment by

allowing you to nely tune the speaker. Audiophile-

grade switching, set into the fact.12’s solid aluminium

rear panel, lets you subtly tailor the bass and treble

response to create the perfect sound balance.

Ensuring perfect separation

The fact.12 hand-built 24dB-per-octave crossover

The crossover is an essential precision

component of any multi-driver loudspeaker,

dividing the incoming amplied signal into the

frequencies best suited to each of the drivers.

All fact speakers feature sophisticated crossovers

with extremely accurate lters mounted on

military-grade bre-glass boards, to ensure

that the correct frequency range is routed only

to the appropriate driver. Thick, pure copper

tracks are used to connect the crossover

components, optimising signal delivery, and

only hand-selected components are used

following extensive listening tests.

The role of the crossover is more imperative in the

newest addition to the fact range than in any of

the others: audio from the amplier has to be

correctly routed to the treble, mid-range and

bass drivers. The fact.12’s three-way crossover is

therefore a new design, incorporating PMC’s

custom-wound air core inductors for greater

accuracy and lower distortion. For the rst time,

the bre-glass board that holds the crossover

components is also double-sided, with optimally

specied components on both faces, in order

to keep the critical signal paths to a minimum,

and to avoid unwanted electromagnetic

interaction.

Specications

Freq response 26Hz – 30kHz

Sensitivity 84dB 1w 1m

Effective ATL

(Advanced Transmission Line Length) 3.3m (11ft)

Impedance 8 Ohms

Drive Units LF 2 x fact 140mm (5.5”) super long throw bass units

damped coating

MF 1 x fact 50mm (2.0”) super clarity soft dome ferro-uid

cooled mid-range with machined aluminium dispersion plate

HF 1 x fact 19mm (0.75”) high-res SONOMEX™ soft dome

ferro-uid cooled with 34mm wide surround

Crossover Freq 400Hz, 4kHz

Input connectors 3 pairs 4mm PMC Ag terminals

Dimensions H 1110mm (43.7”) + 25mm spikes

W 168mm (6.1”) + 100mm (3.2”) ingot feet

D 420mm (14.9”) + 23mm (0.9”) Ag terminals

Weight 26.0kg 57lbs ea.

Available nishes

White silk Rich walnut Graphite poplar Tiger ebony

Subject to change without notice

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