About

As an intro, for myself a lot of my work has moved from not only mixing but also towards the Mastering side of the industry, as we all know that a 3 way would be more ideal than a two way monitor for mastering on due to the increase in available focus each driver gives, however as is always the way, this is always subject to both budget and available space.

I chose the MUM 6’s following seeing the advertisement on the PDP channel regarding their development of a Monitor series to develop a Dolby Atmos system which is affordable for their own studio. This matched with the ability in attending the PDP head quarters to listen to the then new MUM 8’s and the Pre-Production MUM 6’s in October 2023.  

James gave me a demo of the (Pre Production) upcoming MUM 6’s that he was working on and….That was it….I’m Sold. They blew my current monitors out of the water with the Clarity and dynamics coupled with an amazing phantom centre giving superb imagery that I was looking for. Ideal for my Studio Space. 

Moving on almost 12 months to the day & 8 months since receiving my MUM 6 Monitors I have now upgraded to the beryllium tweeters. 

A question I had for myself was, after 8 months of mixing and mastering on MUM 6 Silks with a steady level of improvement and client satisfaction, would an upgrade be justifiable?

Upon initial critical listening I can confirm that this upgrade from the MUM 6 Silk to the Beryllium is an upgrade that i needed to carefully assess, the Silks are Darker and give a smoother high end, but are less critical along with the beryllium upgrade not being an insignificant cost. I found that i wanted a more clinical set of monitors for mastering so the upgrade was instigated. 

As I’m not too far from PDP Headquarters I was able to contact James to arrange a visit for the upgrade to be carried out which entailed swapping out the Silk tweeters for the Beryllium items, this was then paired with an update to the DSP. After this was completed it would have been Rude if I did not have a listen to the Brand New MUM 10’s…….OMG, These boys have really got their S**t together with their Monitor designs, Stunning Monitors, Simple (to the Eye) but executed with perfection.

Now that the upgraded MUM 6 Be monitors are back in my studio and after numerous hours of critical listening I can confirm that the High frequencies are a lot more clear and defined, Vocals are sweeter sounding, All High’s are more controlled which I can only put down to the transient reactions due to the reduced mass & increased stiffness of the tweeter matched with the secret DSP adjustments, the imaging has tightened up and more focused giving a better soundstage. 

Don’t get me wrong, the silk tweeters were precise and clear, but the Beryllium tweeters are like a surgeon’s scalpel in comparison, they just cut through the sonic landscape with a sonic accuracy that I have been looking for.

I don’t know fully what James has done to the DSP update, but the mid frequencies are also now more controlled and defined. We are talking small moves in each area, but the overall package has now given me a monitor that I can critically listen to and know that I’m hearing will translate exactly how i want it to for my clients. 

In Conclusion, If you have a set of Silk MUM 6’s or even MUM 8’s I cannot recommend the upgrade to beryllium highly enough, also if you are in the market for a set of High End Monitors for your Studio again I cannot recommend the Present dap Productions MUM Monitor series highly enough, check them out at the link below.