Mike Hanson
Trying to understand...
My friend had a demo of the PMC prodigy5 followed by their fact.8 signature. He fell in love with the PMC sound, although he felt like he might go for the fact.12 signature instead. For reference, he brought along his amp for the demo, which is a dual mono that I built for him using Avondale SE200 modules. It had no problems with the prodigy5 and fact.8 sig, and the shop owner was quite impressed with the amp as well. (FYI, this amp is approximately 100W/ch, and can provide significant current when needed.)
Then he got the opportunity to buy a used MB2 SE, which is much more expensive. That deal isn't complete, and logistics may cause it to fall through.
In the meantime, he talked with a friend who knows PMC speakers well. His friend stated that the MB2 SE requires a very powerful amp to wake up the woofers, and without that the bass would sound flubby. Needless to say, this concerned my friend. Some additional points of context:
Is there anyone out there with experience of either of these speakers? What type of amp did you use? Do you feel it needs a big amp, or is 100W from an Avondale amp sufficient? Is the bass flubby when it's underpowered?
Thanks for any insight that you can provide?
Then he got the opportunity to buy a used MB2 SE, which is much more expensive. That deal isn't complete, and logistics may cause it to fall through.
In the meantime, he talked with a friend who knows PMC speakers well. His friend stated that the MB2 SE requires a very powerful amp to wake up the woofers, and without that the bass would sound flubby. Needless to say, this concerned my friend. Some additional points of context:
- The MB2 SE has a stated sensitivity of 90dB, with a recommended amplifier power of 10-500W. (Yes that's quite the range!)
- PMC has another speaker called the MB2S that seems to have the same drivers and virtually identical enclosure, but it's part of their Studio range. It's stated sensitivity is a touch higher at 91dB, with a recommended amplifier power of 200-800W.
- My friend's friend who knows PMC has much experience setting up studios, then also moved into home audio. Therefore, he may be confusing these two speakers.
Is there anyone out there with experience of either of these speakers? What type of amp did you use? Do you feel it needs a big amp, or is 100W from an Avondale amp sufficient? Is the bass flubby when it's underpowered?
Thanks for any insight that you can provide?
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