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Studio Monitor expert PMC has unveiled its new prodigy1 and 5. A duo of two-way loudspeakers, the compact prodigy1 standmount and floorstanding prodigy5, both feature a 27mm tweeter paired with a 130mm bass driver.

“Prodigy can trace its lineage back to the PMC QB1 flagship studio monitors,” says Oliver Thomas, PMC commercial director and head of design. “Not only is there a stylistic resemblance, but many of the technologies that were developed for QB1, such as Laminair, have been trickled down into prodigy, so users really can ‘bring the studio home’ when using these new models.”

The company says the prodigy1 is: “ideal for small and medium-sized rooms, delivering the richly dynamic and full sound that is expected of a PMC loudspeaker. Both drive units are professionally proven, with the bass unit featuring in the PMC ci series, which has become the reference for Dolby Atmos music mixing around the world. The soft dome tweeter is a development from the PMC result6 studio monitors, giving the prodigy1 a genuine studio heritage.”

“The prodigy5 is compact enough to take up no more space than bookshelf speakers on stands and delivers a sound that can fill any room. In common with the prodigy1, its performance is characteristic of PMC’s studio monitors and is packed with the familiar traits of a wide dispersion high-frequency response, a very wide ‘sweet spot’ and exceptional detail.”

Both models feature the Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) bass loading found in all PMC speakers. The claim is that ATL uses energy that the bass unit generates to produce a far deeper, tighter and powerful bass than would otherwise be possible from a cabinet of this size and, additionally, through absorption of unwanted frequencies, creates a much clearer midrange.

Complementing the ATL is Laminair, an aerodynamically designed vent at the end of the line, which controls the air as it exits by reducing resistance. This is intended to increase efficiency and eliminates airflow noise. The result, says PMC, is: “a bass response with precise timing and an excellent dynamic range.”

The long-throw, natural fibre bass drive unit works with the ATL as a coherent unit. It is fitted with an inverted dust cap to reduce unwanted high-frequency reflections and the voice coil and magnet assembly deliver what the company claims to be: “unprecedented output levels for such compact speakers”.

The prodigy1 has a claimed sensitivity of 87.5dB compared with the floorstanding prodigy5’s 87.3dB – both into 6ohm loads.

The prodigy series is available in a Silk Black finish, with black fabric grilles available as an option. The prodigy1 is priced at £1,250 per pair and the prodigy5 at £2,000, with the optional grilles at £99.

Available to buy now , you can find out more about PMC's new prodigy range here.