Carl Tatz Design LLC has released Mk II versions of its high-end Master Reference Monitor to include an updated passive crossover and internal cabinet refinements, with the top-of-the-line PFM UHD-1000 bi-amplified model – which relies on the PhantomFocus processor for crossover control – also sharing the new internal cabinet architecture.
The upgrades render a subtly more open sounding vocal range and an even tighter low-mid frequency performance. ‘We’re always trying to refine all that we do, and since we now have a new PhantomFocus MixRoom lab, we have been able to test some ideas that I’ve wanted to try, and the results are the new Mk II iterations,’ says Carl Tatz, studio designer and creator of the PhantomFocus System and the PFM 1000 monitor series.
The PFM HD-1000 Mk II is also available as an upgrade to the Mk I monitor, and an initial pair has been commissioned at Crystal Gayle’s Audio 51 Music studio located in Nashville.
‘I’m particularly impressed with the tighter low end and more open vocal sound compared to the previous version, which was already amazing,’ says Audio 51 Music engineer Chris Gatzimos. Engineer/producer Ryan McFadden’s The Nest, a PhantomFocus MixRoom in Nashville, has also upgraded his PFM HD-1000s to the Mk II specification. A PFM UHD-1000 Mk II upgrade is also available and is less involved, since no crossover replacement is necessary. In both cases, onsite retuning is required.
Forthcoming HD-1000 Mk II installations include two rooms at The Panhandle House in Denton, Texas, and a new 5.1 PhantomFocus MixRoom at Cool Brick Studio in Carbondale, Colorado.
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