At ISE 2026, PMC is demonstrating its new Main Monitor products for the first time, presenting technologies developed for film production and mastering and now aimed at pushing immersive playback systems closer to the standard at which modern soundtracks are actually created.
PMC says the Main Monitor Series reflects a broader step forward in how Dolby Atmos can be delivered with greater coherence, scale and fidelity in high-end cinemas, screening rooms and premium immersive installations.
As Dolby Atmos has matured from a cinema format into a global standard for film, streaming, music and premium immersive installations, expectations of how accurately those soundtracks can be reproduced have risen sharply. Today’s recording, mixing and mastering engineers are working with greater spatial complexity, wider dynamic range and more precise object movement than ever before – and that evolution is shaping the loudspeakers required to replay their work convincingly.
PMC’s use in leading facilities, including long-established relationships with Dolby, Netflix, as well as numerous post-production studios, has given the brand direct insight into how immersive sound is evolving and where existing playback systems often fall short.
One of the most delicate yet critical regions of the audio spectrum is the mid-range – and perfecting its accuracy has been central to PMC’s latest development work. The new a-void midrange absorber dramatically reduces unwanted rear-wave energy from the dome, delivering a clean and coherent midrange – the frequency region most critical to localisation, clarity and seamless object movement.
Maintaining tonal consistency and dispersion coherence through the midrange is one of the greatest challenges in immersive reproduction. Even subtle anomalies can break the illusion of motion as sounds move through a three-dimensional space. This coherence is reinforced by PMC’s n-compass dispersion technology, which maintains consistent on- and off-axis behaviour across the listening area. In practical terms, this allows sound to pan smoothly around a full Atmos soundfield without tonal shifts, while also giving system designers a wider, more predictable listening zone to work with.
Low-frequency performance has also been rethought in light of modern immersive content. New long-throw bass drivers provide significantly increased headroom and dynamic control, supporting today’s cinematic dynamics while offering integrators greater flexibility in system design and bass management, particularly in rooms where scale and impact must be delivered without compromise.
“Launching an entirely new main monitor family in our 35th anniversary year is both a celebration and a statement,” says PMC Co-CEO Oliver Thomas. “By rethinking every part of the system and designing the entire platform in-house, we’ve been able to create the next generation of main monitors with a new level of clarity, control and capability that reflect everything we’ve learned over the last 35 years.”
SoundWare Media will be demonstrating the PMC10 as part of a 7.2.4 immersive system on their booth throughout ISE 2026 on Stand 4M530.