PMC IB2S XBD-A Active Midfield Reference Monitor
By Nigel Palmer for Audio Media Worldwide
British manufacturer PMC's IB series of passive midfield loudspeakers have become something of a staple in studios and mastering rooms around the world. PMC is now making an active version of the IB2, available with extension bass cabinets as the IB2S XBD-A (the IB2S-Active cabinets are $34,000/pair, the IB2S-XBD-Active -- reviewed here -- are $58,000 for two master cabinets and two bass extension cabinets). Although the system cost may be eye-watering compared to other good loudspeakers, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that, in my opinion, these PMCs still represent value for money of a kind; they may be well beyond any speaker budget I'm likely to have access to, but their performance is quite extraordinarily good in a matter-of-fact, un-hyped way, while remaining immensely listenable. With the IB2S XBD-A, PMC has succeeded handsomely in its quest to make an ultimate, no-compromise monitor for the midfield. More » |
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