If you’ve previously shied away from transmission lines in fear that they’ll overload your room with an excess of bass energy then you need to audition PMC’s Twenty5i
series. The two-way, floorstanding Twenty5.24i is an infectiously peppy loudspeaker that delivers a crisp, open sound with a pacy and tuneful low end that firmly underpins without dominating proceedings. Highly revealing of what’s upstream and quick to identify weaknesses in a system, it pays to partner the 24i with befitting amplification and sources; ideally those that strike an engaging balance between transparency and musicality.