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Advanced Transmission Line
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A message from Peter & Oliver Thomas
Peter Thomas Owner
Oliver Thomas Head Of Design
Our sole aim while designing loudspeakers is to recreate the true essence of an artist’s
intention, combining the maximum possible sonic resolution with solid engineering principles.
We believe that the same loudspeaker can be used throughout the entire audio chain,
from composer to studio or lm stage, post-production or mastering and then, nally, the
consumer. We also think that a well designed loudspeaker should be able to excel regardless
of the audio genre, and reproduce spoken word, rock, pop, or classical music with the same
precision and accuracy. Our unswerving passion for getting our designs right has made this
goal possible.
Thank you for choosing PMC products. Please read this user guide and install your new result6
monitors according to the advice you’ll nd in the following pages.
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BBC
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Over more than two decades PMC has
earned an unrivalled reputation for creating
the world’s nest professional loudspeakers.
Simply put, our loudspeakers provide a
reference for the world’s highest prole
productions and events. They are found at
every stage of the creative process, from
conception to recording and broadcast
and, of course, in the home.
Our client list reads like a who’s who of
the sonically aware, with Stevie Wonder,
Elbow, Coldplay, Brian May, Universal, EMI,
Sony, Capitol Studios, Pinewood Studios,
Dreamworks, Metropolis Studios and the BBC
among the makers of movies and music who
use our products.
Our loudspeakers were also used in
the production of Titanic, The Bourne
Supremacy, Game of Thrones, Skyfall,
Finding Dory, the Pirates of the Caribbean
franchise, and during broadcasts of the
London Olympics, 2012.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
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Contents
Important information
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A message from Peter & Oliver Thomas
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Congratulations – You have joined the elite
Contents
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Important safety instructions
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Introduction
Unpacking and care
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Advanced Transmission Line (ATL ) – How it works
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System description
Connections
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Running-in
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Applications and accessories
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Positioning
Positioning (Cont.)
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Surround sound systems
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Specications
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Service
The PMC range
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Our meticulous care and attention
Warranty On-Line
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Warranty Certicate – Part 1 – Your copy
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Warranty Certicate – Part 2 – PMC’s copy
Help us improve – Your Comments
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Inspection certicate
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Important safety instructions
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Read and keep these instructions.
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Heed all warnings and follow all instructions.
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Do not use this apparatus near water.
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Clean only with dry cloth.
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Do not use solvents, abrasives, waxes or liquids as they may be detrimental to the nish.
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Free ow of air behind the loudspeaker is necessary to maintain sufcient cooling. Do not
inhibit airow around the unit.
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Do not install near any heat sources ie: direct sunlight, radiators or other apparatus that
produce heat.
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Do not use the loudspeaker with an unearthed mains cable or an unearthed mains
connection as this may compromise electrical safety.
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The amplier is not disconnected from the mains supply unless the power cord is removed
from the unit or the mains outlet.
10
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, sockets,
inlets and outlets.
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Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods.
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There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualied personnel.
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Servicing is required when the unit has been damaged in any way, produces abnormal
odours, has been exposed to liquids, rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has
been dropped.
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Only use with accessories, stands or brackets specied by PMC and they are securely xed.
Ensure they do not tip/fall and cause injury or damage.
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Packaging can pose danger to the young and vulnerable. Ensure these items are stored or
disposed of safely, and in accordance to your local legislation.
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The result6 loudspeaker can produce high sound pressure levels (SPL’s). Exposure to high
SPL’s has the potential to cause hearing damage. Adjust the system’s sound pressure level
so it is remains within safe and comfortable limits.
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Powerful magnets are employed in the result6 which may have a detrimental effect on
magnetically-sensitive items if placed too close, such as CRT televisions, audio/video tape
and cassettes.
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Only clean with a dry lint free cloth. Do not use solvents, abrasives, waxes or liquids as they
may be detrimental to the nish.
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PMC has made efforts to provide accurate installation information and good quality
xings. However, PMC will not be held responsible or liable for injuries or property damage
(direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of use or inability to use this product safely and
properly.
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NOTE: This product contains nuts.
Introduction
Thank you for choosing PMC active reference monitors. This guide provides installation and operating
instructions for the result6 neareld loudspeakers.
These monitors build upon PMC’s world-class design pedigree, combining the nest drivers available
with the unique ATL™ (Advanced Transmission Line) bass-loading principle, sophisticated Class-D
amplication and a pure analogue, active crossover.
PMC’s unique ATL™ technology uses contemporary materials to provide optimised absorption of
unwanted mid-range energy within the cabinet, while extending bass output signicantly with
negligible harmonic distortion.
The drivers employed in the result6 monitors are bespoke PMC designs using natural materials. The
27mm precision soft-dome tweeter delivers ultra-high resolution and a neutral balance, and its
perforated acoustic lens extends the response beyond 20kHz and controls dispersion, ensurin g perfect
integration through the crossover region. Meanwhile, the distinctive Diffraction Fins, developed
especially for the result6, block edge reections, focusing dispersion and further widening the
already generous sweet spot PMC products can offer, giving a smoother HF response and even
better off-axis response over a wider area. The bass driver uses an ultra-light and ultra-stiff doped-
natural bre cone to deliver unparalleled transient response and untainted mid-range.
The electronics built into each cabinet provide two channels of ultra-low distortion Class-D power
amplication, with a pure analogue 24dB per octave crossover providing perfect driver optimisation
and integration. A non-aggressive limiter-based protection system is also included in the result6. When
switched on, the monitors’ power LED is lit white; if it turns red, this indicates a fault. There is a second
red LED which indicates if the limiter is functioning.
‘Our loudspeakers are designed & hand-built in Britain by people who
love audio & care about quality.’
Unpacking and care
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The result6 monitors are heavy for their size. Please take care when lifting them from the
cartons, being particularly careful not to touch the bass unit or tweeter dispersion grilles.
PMC’s result6 active monitors are packed in heavy-duty protective cartons. Please retain these
to ensure that the loudspeakers can be transported safely if the need arises in the future. If you
dispose of the packaging please do so in an environmentally responsible and safe way.
What’s in the box?
1x result6 monitor
1x AC mains power cable
1x User Guide
Care and service
In normal usage PMC speakers should provide many years of trouble-free operation, but in the
unlikely event that you suspect damage or failure has occurred do not attempt to repair the unit
yourself. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Contact your dealer for advice and a service
return address.
Clean the cabinets only with a dry and lint-free cloth, and avoid the use of solvents as they may
damage the nish of the unit.
This unit must be earthed.
Do not attempt to use these speakers if the packaging has been water-damaged.
TM
Advanced Transmission Line
How it works
PMC’s unique ATL™ (Advanced Transmission
Line) enclosures have taken loudspeaker
design to the highest level, using sophisticated
cabinet construction, proprietary drive units,
and patented absorption materials and
techniques. The benets are enormous
compared to the relatively simple sealed and
ported designs currently available elsewhere.
PMC’s innovative approach places the bass
driver near one end of a long cavity (the
Advanced Transmission Line). This cavity
is heavily damped with acoustic material
specied carefully to absorb the upper bass
and higher frequencies radiating from the rear
of the bass driver. The lowest frequencies are
allowed to pass down the line and emerge
from the large frontal vent in the same polarity
as the driver’s direct radiation, the vent acting
essentially as a second bass driver.
An important benet of the AT L™ approach is
that the air pressure inside the cabinet, which
loads the bass driver, remains consistent.
This helps to maintain control of the driver
over a wide frequency range and signicantly
reduces LF distortion. Consequently, the upper
bass and midrange detail is not masked by
harmonic distortion and the result is PMC’s
characteristically transparent mid-range, fast,
attacking bass, and outstanding clarity.
A further advantage of the ATL™ design
approach is greater bass extension and higher
SPL capability compared to typical ported or
sealed designs of a similar size – even if similar
drivers were used.
Moreover, the very consistent bass driver
loading brings the welcome benet that
the frequency response remains consistent
regardless of listening level, and analytical
auditioning can be conducted without
needing high replay volumes just to achieve
an optimal bass response. This is a unique
and very valuable characteristic of PMC’s
Advanced Transmission Line.
‘No other ‘bass loading’
technology provides such
resolution & tonal accuracy
at all volume levels’
System description
Audio enters the result6 via a balanced, low-
noise, low-distortion analogue input, and
the signal path through the loudspeaker
and independent power amplier has been
designed to be as short as possible to maintain
these qualities throughout.
Level trim
+/- 10dB
Balanced XLR
analogue input
RFI & EMI
filtering
Dual band
power limiter
A total of 165W of high-efciency amplication
is provided, with 65W for the high-frequency
driver and 100W for the bass unit. The amplier
design ensures that driver impedance variations
with frequency are fully compensated to
maintain a uniform frequency response.
Active
analogue 24dB
per octave
crossover
Non invasive
driver protection
sensor
Non invasive
driver protection
sensor
65W HF power
amplifier
100W LF power
amplifier
Connections
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Caution
To avoid potential damage, please ensure that the signal source is turned off before
connecting or disconnecting your result6 active loudspeakers.
Connections
The rear panel of the result6 carries the connectors for audio and mains power.
Audio
The electronically balanced analogue input accepts 3-pin male XLR connectors, wired
with Pin-1 screen (ground), Pin-2 signal positive (hot), and Pin-3 signal negative (cold).
Power
The IEC (C14) mains socket is provided with adjacent power switch. There is no AC
voltage selector; the result6 monitor can accept any AC mains voltage between 90-132
and 180-264V.
Led indicators
As already noted, a warning LED on the front
panel of the result6 lights red if the excursion
limiting protection system is activated. If this
happens, reduce the input level.
THIS UNIT MUST BE EARTHED
Running-in
50+ hours to run-in
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When brand new, PMC loudspeakers will take a short period of use before they
reach their full potential.
This is because the mechanical and acoustical characteristics of the bass driver
and tweeter alter slightly after manufacture as the exible elements in their
construction relax and reach their optimum compliancy. The ATL™ cabinet
parameters are critically designed to load the bass driver accurately only when
it has reached its long-term, optimal compliancy.
Consequently, during the initial running-in period of about 50 hours, the
performance of the result6 active monitor will change and improve. You will
notice the bass tonality becoming fuller, more accurate and neutral, and the
bass extension will increase signicantly. As the tweeter relaxes the treble tonality
also sweetens and integrates perfectly with the bass unit, and the sound staging
improves.
Applications and accessories
Applications
The ultra-high resolution response of the result6 monitors makes them ideal for the critical evaluation
of any audio. Typically, they are used for neareld monitoring of music, speech recording and
mixing, in OB vehicles, radio on-air studios and TV sound control galleries, home theatre, high-end
hi-, project studios, post-production, editing suites, music mastering, and for A&R evaluations.
Accessories
It is ideal if monitors are positioned with the acoustic axis at ear
height, and kept stable during operation. The structure and materials
used to support the monitor will have a bearing on how it performs.
PMC offers purpose-designed high mass ‘tube104 stands’ for this
purpose. Dedicated tilting wall brackets are also available to support
the result6 if required.
Positioning
Conventional monitors
have narrow dispersion
which restricts the width of
the accurate listening area
PMC Monitors have wide
dispersion to provide accurate
sound across the widest
possible listening area
With their unique TMcabinet design, wide dispersion, ultra-low distortion, and smooth bass
roll-off, PMC loudspeakers are more forgiving of difcult room conditions and placement
constraints than conventional designs – you will be able to achieve a superb sound throughout
the room with little effort. However, we encourage you to spend some time experimenting in
your own room to achieve the very best results, remembering that small changes in location
can often inuence system performance signicantly. The following guidelines are suggestions
for a starting point to locate your new loudspeakers. Fine-tuning of their positioning can start
from there.
Dispersion and Toeing-in
Most loudspeakers have a relatively narrow dispersion and are designed to be aimed directly
at the listening position, as shown in the left-hand image below. However, the excellent
stereo imaging which PMC monitors are known for is due, in part, to their wide dispersion
characteristic, as shown on the right-hand image. To optimise the stereo imaging, PMC
monitors should be angled so that their axes cross about 0.5 metres (2ft) behind the listening
position (as illustrated below). Varying the ‘toe-in’ angle to adjust the actual point at
which the speaker axes crossover will subtly affect the vividness of the audio soundstage.
Positioning (cont.)
When initially positioning the loudspeakers, ideally they should be located at two of the three
points of an equilateral triangle, with the listener at the third. If the monitors are spaced too far
apart the stereo image will be wide but central denition will be impaired. Use a well recorded
vocal track to judge the ideal placement.
Attention should be paid to the effect of reective surfaces such as side walls and objects in
close proximity to the loudspeakers, such as computer screens. Excessive neareld reections from
these kinds of objects will blur the stereo imaging signicantly, and may introduce unwelcome
colouration of the sound.
Place the speakers so that their front bafes are well forward of any objects placed between
TIP
them, such as computer display screens.
With regard to optimising the speaker height, the acoustic axis of all your result6 cabinet is midway
between the HF and LF drivers. This axis should be level with the listener’s ears.
To prevent vertical room modes from causing boominess, do not position the speaker such that
TIP
the bass driver is at an even proportion of the room height, such as a half or a quarter.
Acoustic axis
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Bass response
result6 active monitors can produce signicant bass energy below the frequencies at which
they become omnidirectional. As a consequence, it is important to consider the effect of the
boundaries of the listening room when placing the monitors.
Ideally, the monitors should be placed more than 0.5 metres from the side and rear walls of
TIP
the room so that reinforcement and cancellation (peaks and dips) of the bass output caused
by wall reections will be moved higher in frequency and thus less inuential. This reduces the
incidence of ‘lumpy’ or ‘boomy’ bass. Small changes in position can have profound effects on
the bass response, so experiment to nd the optimal position.
Surround sound systems
5.1 Systems
result6 monitors have been designed for perfect
multi-channel music or movie playback. The following
diagrams indicate the ideal speaker layouts.
TIP
The constraints of room size and shape will often force
some loudspeakers to be placed closer or further from
the listening position than is ideal. In such situations the
time-alignment facilities of the surround processor or
monitor controller should be employed to compensate.
When bass management is being used the subwoofer
TIP
carries not only the LFE signal, but also the low bass from
some, or all, of the main monitors as well. The subwoofer
should be placed at the front of the room, and the optimal
position provides the smoothest low bass without boomy or
weak notes.
7.1 Systems
In a system capable of 7.1 Dolby® Digital Surround
EX™, DTS® ES™ or Blu-ray™ playback there will be two
sets of surround speakers. The rst pair (surround or
side channels) should be positioned at 100º, and the
second set (rear or back channels) at 150º. (The front
centre axis is 0º while directly to the rear of the room
is 180º).
Dolby® Digital Surround EX™ is a registered trademark of Dolby® Laboratories. DTS® ES™ are
registered trademarks of DTS® Inc. Blu-ray™ is a trademark of the Blu-ray™ Disc Association.
Specications
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Usable frequency response
Maximum SPL
Effective ATL length
Crossover frequency
Drive units
Cabinet dimensions
Weight
Input connectors
Mains power
Amplier section
Gain trim
Input impedance
45Hz - 22kHz
112dB @1metre
1.5m (4.9ft)
2kHz
LF 170mm (6.5 inch), doped natural bre
HF 27mm Soft Dome
H380 x W199 x D360 (mm)
8kg (17.6lbs)
Balanced analogue XLR, wired Pin-1 screen, Pin-2
hot, Pin-3 cold
IEC connector, 90-260V
LF 100Wrms, HF 65Wrmsain trimto
-10dB to +10dB
> 8kΩ
* Subject to change without notice
Service
We are condent that your result6 loudspeakers will afford many years of
trouble-free listening of the highest order. However, in the unlikely event
that they should require repair, all replacement parts will exactly match the
performance of those originally installed, because for every loudspeaker
we produce, we record the precise value of each component, along with
the system response as a whole.
For any issues that might arise, or for advice and service requirements, the
primary point of contact should be your authorised PMC dealer/distributor.
If you do not have a local representative see www.pmc-speakers.com
and click on ‘where to buy’ to locate them.
Important Note:
Please do not return any products to PMC directly without rst contacting
our service department by email at service@pmc-speakers.com
The PMC range
The PMC range of professional monitors currently spans 27 different models, from the enormous
QB1 XBD-A agship system down to the diminutive twotwo.5 active speaker. However, every
monitor is designed with the same care and attention, using shared families of drive units,
crossover designs and ampliers. As a direct consequence they all enjoy the same family
characteristics of wide dispersion, low distortion, consistent voicing, and an even bass response
regardless of listening level. This feature allows different sizes of monitors to be used in concert to
create effective multichannel systems where space is at a premium.
QB1 XBD-A
twotwo.5
Our meticulous care and attention
All PMC loudspeakers are hand-built in the UK using components that are
individually matched to our reference model. This includes the structural integrity
of every cabinet, and the testing and recording of each individual component
to guarantee adherence to our strict tolerances. In this way we can ensure your
purchase sounds identical to the original design.
Each completed loudspeaker then undergoes a set of objective and subjective
measurements. For example, frequency response sweeps ensure that the
unit meets our exacting performance criteria, and critical listening tests are
conducted against the reference model using a wide variety of audio material,
from a benchmark BBC speech recording to carefully selected classical music,
pop and rock tracks.
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In the unlikely event of a fault occurring with your PMC product please contact your dealer where the product was purchased.
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