series
TM
Advanced Transmission Line
Wisseloord Studios - one of the world’s leading music production facilities, PMC equipped
A message from Peter Thomas –
arguably the world’s smartest loudspeaker designer and a
truly obsessive audiophile
Peter Thomas
Owner & Chief Designer
“With the new se editions we have improved the performance of the critically acclaimed IB2, MB2 and BB5 models
even further, so the most discerning of audiophiles can delve deeper into the heart of the music and experience
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the purest essence of the artist’s intentions, capturing that moment in time from the studio.”
Pure audio indulgence
Building on the state-of-the-art performance of PMC’s high-end three-
way reference monitors; the IB2, MB2, BB5 and the twin-cabinet MB2 XBD,
the se range combines the nest traditions of British cabinet-making and
cutting-edge acoustic research and development techniques. Music
lovers can enjoy even greater levels of musicality while appreciating the
aesthetic beauty of these special edition models. Meticulous attention
has been applied to hone the designs to new standards, adding new
internal bracing, computer-modeled driver dispersion surrounds, and
custom-designed, specially tuned stands. All these elements contribute to
the production of a purer musical signal, allowing the listener to come as
close as possible to the original performance.
The build quality is what you’ve come to expect from PMC: without compromise. Hand-selected
Rose and Rich Macassar veneers integrate perfectly with the high-performance, dedicated stands,
and the renowned PMC 75 mid-range driver has been enhanced by an innovative new proled
dispersion ange, hewn from a solid aluminium billet, which is unique to these speakers and further
enhances the delicacy of the mid-range presentation. The drive units feature a new soft-feel NextelTM
coating to provide a luxurious, homogeneous nish to all of the units in the cabinet, and the custom-
designed, British-made binding posts and linking bars featured on the terminal panel are also typical
of the careful attention to engineering detail which has gone into the se range.
Completing the aesthetic, the custom-designed stands are nished in a matching
veneer and tted with large-spun precision spikes, providing a rm foundation for
the speakers to work to their optimum performance.
Rose Macassar
Rich Macassar
IB2 se
No other loudspeaker of the IB2’s size can compete with its
transparency or dynamics. The combination of the legendary
PMC75 mid-range driver and mighty 10-inch piston driver results
in exhilarating, emotional performances that will satisfy the most
discerning audiophile and music lover.
The IB2’s roots lie in the professional studio realm, where it has
become the reference for the world’s leading music-makers and
producers, including Kraftwerk, Japan’s premier studio JVC, and
Teldex of Berlin, who record for the premier classical label Deutsche
Grammophon.
Every element of an se is measured, recorded and then lovingly
hand assembled in the UK.
IB2 se
The innovative proled dispersion ange, hewn from a solid
aluminium billet, for the renowned PMC 75 driver further enhances
the delicacy of the midrange presentation.
IB2 - C se (centre channel)
Rose Macassar
MB2 se
The MB is the mid-sized model in the se range and delivers all
the emotion and clarity of the IB2 with the ability to resolve even
greater bass detail; it can produce low-frequency audio down to
a staggering 20Hz with ease. The radically engineered Radial™ bass
unit with its immense exo-skeleton offers excellent physical and
thermal stability; the cone has a perfect rigid structure, permitting
enormous excursions, and the exposed ns act as a heat sink,
keeping the coil cool at all times.
For those who crave greater depth and the feeling of limitless scale,
the twin-cabinet MB2 XBD se is the solution. This true reference-
quality monitor will make a statement in terms of performance and
physical stature.
Large spun precision spikes complete the aesthetic and provide a
rm foundation for the speakers to work to their optimum level.
MB2 se
With their matching veneer and innovative design the se stands
are both an enhancement of looks as well as performance.
MB2 XBD se
MB2 - C se (centre channel)
Rich Macassar
BB5se
The BB5 is the largest in the range and sports an striking 15” Radial™,
bass unit that complements PMC’s ATL™ (Advanced Transmission
Line) bass-loading principle, allowing the speaker to handle music
with the widest dynamic range with absolute ease and condence.
Yet the BB5 isn’t just designed for the loudest works; subtle acoustic
material is reproduced with all the dexterity and delicacy of a
compact design.
No other passive loudspeaker offers this level of resolution and
feeling of inexhaustible headroom.
The terminal panel is typical of the very careful attention to
engineering detail which has gone into the se range.
BB5 se
Both the binding posts and linking bars are
custom designed and manufactured in the UK
with the purest of metals for the purest of sound.
BB5 - C se (centre channel)
Rose Macassar
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 ampliers
Technically speaking
PMC’s (Advanced Transmission Line) enclosures have taken
loudspeaker design to the highest level.
A PMC transmission line design utilises sophisticated cabinet
construction, PMC designed drive units and patented
absorption materials and techniques.
The benets are enormous compared to the relatively simple
sealed and ported models available elsewhere.
The bass driver is placed at one end of a long tunnel (the
transmission line), which is heavily damped with absorbent
acoustic material. This material is specied to absorb the
upper bass and higher frequencies that radiate from the rear
of the bass driver. The lowest frequencies, which remain in
phase, then emerge from the large vent at the end of the line,
which essentially acts as a second driver. One advantage to
this approach is that the air pressure loading the main driver is
maintained, thus controlling the driver over a wide frequency
range, which in turn signicantly reduces distortion. A spin-off
from the lack of distortion is that the upper bass and midrange
detail is not masked by harmonic distortion residing in the very low
frequencies.
The result is PMC’s characteristic transparent midrange and fast
attacking bass notes, all reproduced with outstanding clarity.
A further advantage of the transmission line approach is a cabinet
that produces a higher volume and greater bass extension than a
ported or sealed design of a similar size, even if identical drivers are
used. Moreover, as the loading on the main driver is maintained
at all volumes, the frequency response also remains consistent
regardless of listening level.
Casual late night listening or analytical studio sessions can
be conducted without the need for high volumes to achieve
maximum bass response - a characteristic that is especially suited
to both the home enthusiast and recording professional alike.
Sound quality is second to none, as you would expect from a speaker with the professional reference
pedigree of the IB2, MB2 and BB5 models. At the pinnacle of studio monitor design, the professional
versions of the SE models are the precision tools of choice in studios across the globe, producing the
world’s nest jazz, classical, rock, pop and lm recordings for labels like Deutsche Grammophon, DECCA,
Philips and Harmonia Mundi.
The drive units feature a new soft feel Nextel™ coating to provide a
luxurious and homogenous nish across all the units in the cabinet.
BB5 se
MB2 XBD se
driver
™
soft dome
™
se
Ferrouid cooled
MF - PMC75 SE - 75mm soft dome
380Hz - 3.8kHz
3 pairs 4mm sockets
(tri-amp or tri-wire)
H 1040mm 41”
W 432mm 17”
D 790mm 31”
H 500mm 19.7” + 50mm spikes
W 430mm 16.9”
D 518mm 20.3”
17Hz-25kHz
92dB 1w 1m
4m 13ft
4 Ohm
LF - PMC 15” 380mm Radial
HF - 27mm SONOLEX
driver
™
soft dome
™
Ferrouid cooled
MF - PMC75 SE - 75mm soft dome
380Hz - 3.8kHz
3 pairs 4mm sockets
(tri-amp or tri-wire)
H 1740mm 68.5” + 35mm plinth
W 380mm 14.96”
D 535mm 21”
20Hz-25kHz
93dB 1w 1m
2 x 3m 10ft
HF - 27mm SONOLEX
4 Ohm
LF - 2 x PMC 12” 310mm Radial
driver
™
H 35mm 1.3” + 50mm spikes
BB5-C
H 432mm 17”
W 380mm 14.96”
D 535mm 21”
W 1040mm 41”
D 790mm 31”
87kg (191.8lbs)
116kg (255.7lbs)
19kg (41.9lbs)
MB2 se
IB2 se
soft dome
™
se
Ferrouid cooled
MF - PMC75 SE - 75mm soft dome
380Hz - 3.8kHz
3 pairs 4mm sockets
(tri-amp or tri-wire)
H 870mm 34.25”
W 380mm 14.96”
D 535mm 21”
H 377mm 14.8” + 50mm spikes
W 374mm 14.7”
D 502mm 19.8”
MB2-C
H 380mm 14.96”
W 870mm 34.25”
D 535mm 21”
58kg (127.9lbs)
20Hz-25kHz
90dB 1w 1m
3m 10ft
HF - 27mm SONOLEX
8 Ohm
LF - PMC 12” 310mm Radial
soft dome
™
Piston
™
17kg (37.5lbs)
se
Specications
Freq response 25Hz-25kHz
Sensitivity 89dB 1w 1m
H 330mm 13”
Effective ATL™ 2.4m 8ft
(Advanced Transmission Line)
Impedance 4 Ohm
Drive units LF - PMC 10” 250mm Carbon
Fibre & Nomex
HF - 27mm SONOLEX
Ferrouid cooled
MF - PMC75 SE - 75mm soft dome
Crossover freq 380Hz - 3.8kHz
Input connectors 3 pairs 4mm sockets
(tri-amp or tri-wire)
Dimensions H 740mm 29.1”
W 330mm 13”
D 465mm 18.3”
Stand dimensions H 486mm 19.1” + 50mm spikes
W 326mm 12.8”
D 438mm 17.2”
W 740mm 29.1”
IB2-C
D 465mm 18.3”
Weight 49kg (108lbs)
Stand weight 13kg (28.7lbs)
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Item no. 371v2/PMC stock code 14563/April©2015
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