PMC15 XBD sets a new benchmark with immense LF authority, ultra-low distortion, wide dispersion, and powerful DSP-driven precision for elite large-format studios.

Building on the legendary BB5/6 XBD lineage—an industry reference for more than 35 years in the world’s most demanding recording, mixing, and mastering studios—the all-new PMC15 XBD system sets a new benchmark for large-format monitoring. Designed for engineers who demand absolute confidence in every decision, it delivers profound low-frequency extension and headroom with effortless authority, vanishingly low distortion, and unwavering transparency.

The PMC15 XBD system employs two cabinets that can be used freestanding, in vertical or horizontal stacks, or soffit-mounted side-by-side. The high- and mid-frequency drivers are shared with our PMC10 and PMC12 systems, using PMC’s hand-built 34mm soft-dome tweeter and the latest PMC75v3 midrange dome with its proprietary n-compass™ dual-profile waveguide to ensure smooth, wide dispersion through the crossover region and a stable, precisely focused soundstage across an expansive listening area.

Low frequencies are delivered by a pair of all-new, in-house developed 15-inch bass drivers—one in each cabinet. These are the largest bass drivers ever designed by PMC, with massive, double-stacked magnet assemblies and three-layer, 3-inch voice coils. Working together, these massive drivers deliver immense power handling, ultra-low distortion, a vast phase-linear bandwidth, and huge LF headroom.

Controlling the PMC15 XBD system is PMC’s bespoke Master36 rackmount DPS/Amplifier, and this also powers the primary cabinet, delivering 800W each to the tweeter and midrange, and a formidable 2000W to the bass driver. An additional power20 amplifier drives the 15-inch unit in the XBD cabinet, providing an additional 2000W. Precision digital crossovers, transparent excursion protection, and comprehensive room EQ are configured via a standard LAN using PMC’s SoundAlign2 browser-based interface.

The PMC15 XBD delivers ultimate authority where absolute audio truth is non-negotiable.

  • Type: 3-way, four-driver, dual-cabinet, ATL™ active reference monitor
  • Size of each cabinet: H 1040mm x W 432mm x D 790mm (+20mm LF Driver surround)
  • Complete cabinet weights: Master 3-way: 97kg, SUBxbd 87kg
  • Effective ATL™ length: 2 x 4m(2 x 13.1ft)
  • Electronics (Per channel): 1 x PMC master36 DSP/Amplifier, 1 x PMC power20 amplifier
  • Power per cabinet: 5600W (HF 800W, MF 800W, LF 2x 2000W)
  • Full DSP Room Alignment EQ facilities with SoundAlign2
  • Analogue & digital (up 192kHz) inputs
Type: 3-way, four-driver, dual-cabinet, ATL™ active reference monitor
Drive Unit Complement:
LF 2 x 15 inch
MF 75mm soft-dome
HF 34mm soft-dome
Effective ATL™ Length: 2 x 4m (2 x 13.1ft)
Input : Analogue & digital (up 192kHz)
Amplifier Power per Channel:
HF 800W
MF 800W
LF 2 x 2000W
Dimensions:

H 1040mm

W 432mm

D 790mm (+20mm LF Driver surround)

Weight: 184kg (each)
Subject to change without notice
available finish

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SYSTEM VARIANTS

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HORIZONTAL

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OPTIONS & UPGRADES

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TECHNOLOGY

THE SOUNDALIGN² INTERFACE

TAKE CONTROL

SOUNDALIGN digital interface
The SoundAlign2™ web interface offers intuitive and responsive control of our near, mid, and main active DSP monitors, as well as their matching subwoofers. Each monitor speaker has a built-in web server. You can access it over a wired Ethernet connection, using any standard web browser on a PC or Mac system.

The new SoundAlign2 software will be released alongside our new main monitor systems. Existing SoundAlign users can access the updated control software via our Firmware Downloads page, ensuring a streamlined upgrade path to the enhanced SoundAlign2 platform. Notifications regarding the release date will be communicated via email and our social media channels. ABOUT SOUNDALIGN
One of the keys to our legendary natural, uncoloured sound is our Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) bass-loading. ATL uses energy generated by the bass unit in a much more intelligent and efficient way than speaker designs based on ported or sealed boxes. Our Laminair airflow technology further enhances ATL and improves definition, timing and eradicates unwanted air noise.
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Electronics

REFERENCE-GRADE ELECTRONICS

PMC’s state-of-the-art in-house electronics are meticulously engineered to drive and control both mid-field and main monitors with absolute authority. Designed for uncompromising transparency and resolution, they deliver extraordinary clarity with vanishingly low distortion—even at the most demanding levels—ensuring that every nuance of the mix is revealed exactly as intended.
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New Mid Range

THE RADICAL MID-RANGE DRIVER

Hand-built without compromise, our latest 75 mm soft-dome mid-range driver builds upon the legendary PMC75—the transducer that has defined PMC’s signature vocal transparency for over three decades. Re-engineered with decisive, forward-thinking innovations, the PMC75v3 establishes a new benchmark in mid-range resolution and transparency, revealing detail, nuance, and balance at a level demanded by the world’s most discerning.
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WIDE DISPERSION

All PMC monitors have ultra-wide dispersion and a linear off-axis response. This creates a vast sweet spot for stereo and a seamless sound field for immersive formats, allowing sounds to be placed and adjusted with complete precision.
Conventional monitors have narrow dispersion which restricts the width of the accurate listening area
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PMC monitors have wide dispersion to provide accurate sound across the widest possible listening area
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We provide ultimate monitoring solutions and support so you can truly push the boundaries of the Dolby Atmos Music format.
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