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BB5-A SE
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Product description
The active BB5 SE — PMC's flagship main monitor with on-board tri-amplification (900 W bass, 300 W mid, 300 W treble) and active crossovers, driving a 380 mm Radial woofer, 75 mm fabric-dome midrange and 34 mm PMC34 tweeter on a 4 m ATL to 17 Hz. Balanced XLR in, hand-built in Britain.
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Units
| Type | Bookshelf |
|---|---|
| HiFi ladder position | #259 of 260 bookshelf |
| Power | Active |
| Height | 1040 mm |
| Width | 432 mm |
| Depth | 790 mm |
| Weight | 87 kg |
| Enclosure | transmission-line |
| Drivers | 1× 34 mm tweeter (soft dome), 1× 75 mm midrange (fabric dome), 1× 380 mm woofer (Radial piston cone) |
| Crossover frequency | 380 / 3800 Hz |
| Frequency response | 17–25000 Hz |
| MAP (USD) | $149,999 / pair |
| Amplification (per driver) | tweeter 300 W · midrange 300 W · woofer 900 W |
| Total amp power | 1500 W |
| Max SPL @ 1 m | — |
| Hi-res audio | — |
| Wired inputs | XLR balanced |
| Streaming / wireless | — |
| Outputs | — |
| Room correction | — |
| Primary + secondary pair | — |
| Wireless inter-speaker link | — |
| Latency | — |
| Idle power | — |
| Max consumption | — |
| Where to buy | Check availability ↗ |
| Manufacturer | pmc-speakers.com ↗ |
| Product page | Open product page ↗ |