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Ive boiled my options down to two speakers and need advice. Given the choice, which would you buy? new fully warrantied PMC Twenty5 23’s or lightly used KEF Reference 1s?
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I love the PMC bass. Transmission line is not for everyone but I've been sold on it for years. Having said that the KEF are likely no slouch either. The only set of PMC I bought new were direct from PMC when they wanted customers to upgrade from the DB1SA so I got a decent discount. I've not heard the Twenty5 23's either, it seems unlikely they would disappoint, but would they be significantly better than a second hand older model from PMC ?
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I should add that PMC have stood by their product over many years, often it was problems caused by amps which they replaced without cost and quickly. I'm guessing you are looking at passive versions so it will make less of a difference but their support has been exemplary.
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Curious as to how you have narrowed down to those two options.
The last PMCs I heard were in the earlier letter based series. Can't quite remember if they GB1s or FB1s. At the time, I preferred something else.
If you want something to compare to the 25 series, I'd suggest the Spendor A line.
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I’ve got the PMC’s and they’re great. I would say they excel with mids and highs but they do struggle with bass. They lack a little oomph.
Airhead
ChasnotRobert
Hobo
It's certainly not a deal breaker for me but I have had one of my hypex repaired/upgraded under warranty by PMC (they did both of course!), so keep hold of your receipts for warranty stuff.
One other thing I've learnt over time is heat can be a bit of a killer over the years. Try not to keep them on all the time. I did that with my early ones but eventually PMC let me know that it can shorten the lifespan, not especially with Hypex but I'm careful about not leaving them on 24/7.