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The fact.12 is a product of PMC’s passion for absolute sonic transparency. It delivers emotion and power while preserving clarity and dynamics at all levels, from whisper-quiet to performances you can literally feel.

With ATL™ bass loading technology and its audiophile level controls for precise adjustment of high and low frequencies, fact.12 guarantees a flawless sound in any listening environment and with a vast range of source equipment.

If you want to get even closer to the magic captured in the recording, fact.12 is what you need.

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Review	Author	Date	Publication
Beautiful Systems	Ed Selley	08/09/2015	HiFi Choice
The Ultimate Fact	Martin Colloms	02/04/2014	HiFi Critic
PMC fact.12	Steve Harris	01/11/2013	Hifi News
PMC fact.12	René van Es	16/09/2013	The Ear

"they're simply incredible"
Mr P, Epsom

"Still running in but the soundscape is truly astounding."
Mr D, Dollar

"The Fact.12 are probably the best value speakers money can buy due to their amazing build quality and all round performance. Their power without volume, clarity and every sound you hear is true makes it worth while to spend not inconsiderable money for a lifelong listening experience."
Mr J, Ulu Melaka

"Exceeded my expecations once installed at home."
Mr N, Waterlooville

"I was upgrading from FACT 8's to the 12's to get a more open and transparent sound yet wanted the same look (relatively small front profile). I have kept my 8's as rear speakers. Nick Wearmouth at Home Sound (HiFi Corner) has always given great advice and patient demos. Albeit early days, the combination of the FACT 12's and a new VITUS 101 amp is sounding very transparent and musical. I am enjoying going over some old favourite tracks and discovering new ones."
Mr D, Edinburgh

"These Fact 12 monitors easily outperform any other speaker system that I have owned or ever heard during more than forty five years of audio appreciation. They have such a perfectly crafted tonal balance that really brings out the best in all types of music, with their sleek elegant appearance being the icing on the cake. I just couldn't be more pleased."
Mr G, Caloundra

"Le fact 12 sono il massimo della trasparenza e coerenza sonora, permettono di udire la musica con dei dettagli che con altri sistemi non si riescono a parcepire"
Mr F, Acquasparta

"I have upgraded from OB1i. I expect this to be the last serious loudspeaker I buy! The FACT12s are just about perfect in every way."
Mr J, Abergele

"Fact 12 " What took me so long " I first heard this speakers over 3 years ago when having a demo of another brand and was working my way up the price points of this brand and was disappointed as to their performance as the price was getting close to 5 figures. Then a fella called Tom from PMC came in to show off a new model called Fact 12. He plonked them down in front of me as I was about to leave and thought what would this skinny speaker be able to do compared to the big floor stander I was listening too which had 3 big bass cones and a diamond tweeter. GOOD GOD!!! Quite a lot. A real speaker for once after many hours in this shop. Totally Floored. I was won over and after saving for many years, now have " My Pair " The most musically involving and rewarding things I have ever had the pleasure of owing, will take them to my grave. Don't let the price put you off, you can't put a price to the value in return for the pleasure you will receive from this speaker. Just hear a set, all will be revealed. Many thanks PMC."
Mr A, London

"Awesome music that is reproduced in a natural manner a wonderful soundstage full of detail and dynamics, I am now coming up to 73 and have had many types of loudspeakers some costing twice the price, These will be my last a true reference speaker a marriage made in heaven with my system. McIntosh 2301 Valve amps and 500 valve pre."
Mr P, Stockport

"The best loudspeakers I have ever had in 40 years of music listening."
Mr I, Carlisle

"Bill McCulloch of McCulloch Audio in Winnipeg Manitoba represents your product well. After purchasing a used pair of PMC's, I was convinced on what Bill had said been true that the sound stage was beyond that of anything else comparable. Previously owning a set of B and W speakers CM9's and making the switch to the used PMC's I was instantaneously impressed. PMC does it better."
Mr R, Sudbury

"These Fact.12's are by far the best speakers I have ever owned. They have level of transparency that has to be heard to be believed. Coupled with my Bryston BP26 and 4B Cubed they are a marriage made in heaven."
Mr G, Leeds

"Wonderful! Unexpectedly amazing! Superlative!"
Mr E, Milano

"Lovely speakers and they look fabulous."
Mr C, East Cowes

"Stunning - the mid range detail is a revelation."
Mr R, Newdigate

"Only purchased last week so still running in. They are replacing Fact8 that I bought five years ago and which I have found superb. I went for Fact 12 following an amp upgrade. I'm hoping to find more scale, soundstage and presentation compared to the 8s."
Mr J, Cardiff

"Upgraded to Fact 12 from OB1. Wow! I've demo'd the IB2SE and they are brilliant too, but just too big for the listening room. Fact 12 are IB2 in slimmer boxes, in some ways better sounding than IB2! Magical. :-)"
Mr S, LONDON

"Love them, replacing Pb1i"
Mr P, Baldock

"Stunning musical reproduction. Clearest mid-range I've ever heard on any speaker. Still working on balancing bass to my relatively small listening room (my den). Beautifully crafted- excellent workmanship. First heard these at my dealers while they were playing at a very low level- I couldn't believe the depth, balance, and detail I was hearing at those levels. When I returned to listen with a selection of my music, I was further amazed, so couldn't not buy them, even though they were really beyond what I thought I' ever spend on my budget. I had told my wife that I was going to get some new speakers and that I was selling one of my motorcycles to get it. She asked, "they're as expensive as a motorcycle?" I said, "well, it's a used motorcycle"."
Mr B, Fallbrook

"The best sound that I have heard within the budget and £5k above. Real deep tones, musically fantastic, real warm mid range and amazing detail. Started to listen to all my music that I have not heard for a while and it is all new over again. Good work !"
Mr P, West Malling

"I was stunned by how revealing these speakers are, especially in the mid-range frequencies, and with such a well-balanced bass sound. They make instruments sound so pure. I can't stop listening to them!"
Mr N, Huntingdon

"Fantastic Fact 12. The best sound you could ever wish from a domestic speaker providing you have complementary kit, which I have in the form of a Bryston 4BSST2, BP26, BDA1, BDP2. The sound is so open and spatial and all types of music just jump out at you and you just go "wow" - incredibly deep bass and the 11' ATL certainly does the trick. Now all I have to do is play my whole cd collection, iTunes and Spotify through them, which may take a while. Do I really have to go to work again? I know where I would rather be and what I'd rather be listening to!"
Mr D, Weston-super-Mare

"In the price range, absolutely the best speakers I have ever heard. Not only that, the finish (in my case rich walnut) and aesthetic design is impeccable. It exudes quality."
Mr P, Puerto de Mazarron

"I am really enjoying listening to music with these speakers. I have a Naim 500 system which I have had for several years, building up in stages from my first Naim amp and preamp in 1984. These speakers have way more ability to produce bass than the (25 year old) Naim SBLs which they replace. The benefit of that is particularly noticeable in classical pieces with a lot of percussion eg a piece by the composer Edgard Varese - 'Ameriques'. The percussion instruments are very detailed and whereas some speakers give you a thudding sound with a drum, these ones have the timbre and speed that enable a much fuller, more natural, and enjoyable sound to fill the room. However, I quickly found that I stopped listening to what these exceptional speakers can do, and moved to enjoying their very easy to listen to sound with out thinking about the technichal wizardry that was reproducing it. There is no doubt that a Naim 500 system is a big factor in that - but the Fact 12s really let me enjoy what a 500 system can do. (I now realise that's quite a bit more than it did before.) The rhythm in the music is that little bit more engaging, and the detail in the instruments and singers and a sense of delayering and openess in the music enable me to hear and enjoy my CDs and LPs in a whole new way. (My Naim 01 tuner is also even clearer, with an added awareness of the quality and type of recording being played - at least on BBC 3) I listen to music in my sitting room. I like it to look like a sitting room, not a Hi Fi istening room. The Fact 12s look elegant and fairly discrete - 'good furniture', so its a particular delight that I can enjoy the very engaging way they reproduce music in a room which has a welcoming appearance to others."
Mr I, London

"I have only had the Fact 12 running for a couple of hours, they replaced the OB1i. These are all and more than I expected, I hope to have a long relationship where I get to know them well...."
Mr R, London

"Another excellent loudspeaker. As a long term owner of PMC PBi loudspeakers I have been amazed at the improved sound quality of the fact 12s. Better, more refined bass and sweeter, crisper high frequencies combined with far improved stereo imaging."
Mr M, Ashford

"Amazing sound quality at every level."
Mr S, Waltham Cross

"Still running in however I do find late night listening at low volume a joy because of the detail and even handed presentation of the frequency extremes. I'm definitely hearing new nuances in music which I've listened to for many years which is the point of buying new equipment. Vocal phrasing is particularly acute as you can hear when the singer is moving about in front of the mic and the sound level changes."
Mr R, Uttoxeter

"I am extremely happy with my speakers I have only had them a short time and I am very impressed. This is my second pair of PMC's my first pair was the fb1i signatures which I have also been enjoying for the past several years. Thanks!"
Mr J, Burnaby, British Columbia

"A very neutral and and highly detailed speaker resulting in an engaging experience. Upgrading to the Fact 12 has allowed me to hear so much more of what is in the recording. Timing is excellent too. The fact 12 copes with whatever you throw at it."
Mr J, Barking

"The new midrange driver does a fantastic job of conveying vocals with incredible realism, whilst the new bass drivers combined with the ATL produce bass that is so deep, fast & controlled , that it beggars belief from a cabinet this size. "
Mr M, Newquay

"They quite literally blow me away! Combining these attributes with gorgeous aesthetics and attention to detail, plus PMC's exemplary customer service makes ownership a real pleasure! "
Mr M, Newquay

"...probably the most accurate loudspeakers currently on the market, when listening you very quickly become aware that you are hearing something very special & most probably like nothing else you've ever encountered beforehand. "
Mr H, Maidstone

"What an absolutely outstanding first class product... These fact12's must be an absolute must for anyone who intends to hear music!!!! "
Mr H, Maidstone

"After having owned a pair of PB1i and now upgraded to the fact.12 I can finally say that the search for my perfect loudspeakers have come to an end. "
Mr J, Switzerland

"The Fact 12 is just so natural sounding right across the spectrum without compromising on detail, transients and speed. Pretty damn good. "
Mr M, London

"This is my third set of PMC's - first, the FB1i, then the fact.8 and now these, the fact.12. Truly these are bucket-list speakers. Everyone should own a pair of these before they die...An awesome achievement. "
Mr S, Winnipeg

"Fantastic out of the box. What an dynamic and revealing speaker, it's like having a live concert in my living room! Fantastic upgrade from PB1i signature, and that is one of the best speakers I heard, says a lot of how good the Fact 12 is. "
Mr B, Oslo

"The most involving and revealing speakers I've ever heard, with layer upon layer of well defined detail. "
Mr M, Newquay