The first placement of PMC’s new QB1-A studio reference monitors is with Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, as part of the studios’ ongoing refurbishment programme. One pair of the monitor loudspeakers is destined for Studio A, and the other for Studio B.

Aiming to provide a ‘new reference standard’ for medium-to-large-scale recording facilities in terms of accuracy, dynamics, resolution and headroom, the QB1-A design incorporates analogue and digital inputs, PMC’s Advanced Transmission Line bass-loading technology, DSP control, and the latest generation of PMC’s class-D amplification and driver designs.

Capitol’s engineers and management were among the international industry professionals who provided feedback on the design of the QB1-A as it evolved. Prototype versions have been installed in Capitol Studios for some months, with regular upgrades as the product was honed in the final stages. These early versions will shortly be replaced by the first production QB1-As from the PMC factory in the UK.

‘Our relationship with Capitol has been an important element in the QB1-A project from very early in the design process,’ says PMC’s Communications & Artist Relations Manager, Paul O’Farrell-Stevens. ‘For anyone connected with music, anywhere in the world, Capitol is one of the most instantly recognisable recording studios, with an extraordinary heritage coupled with state-of-the-art equipment. The QB1-A represents a step change in high-end reference monitor technology, and as Capitol Studios goes from strength to strength following its recent refit, we are very proud that our new monitors are now part of the story.’

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