PMC Twenty.23 Floorstanding Loudspeakers Oak Finish - Pair

PMC Twenty.23 Floorstanding Loudspeakers Oak Finish - Pair

Nice condition PX pair of PMC Twenty.23 floorstanding speakers in Oak finish with original packaging.

Supplied with grills and QED XT-401 X-Tube jump links.

DETAILS

Certainly the first and overwhelming impression of the twenty.23 is an open, engaging and communicative loudspeaker. Its size defies both the depth of bass and scale of presentation by taking any music or film material in its stride. The sound is vivid and dynamic and delivered with authoritative bass. Close your eyes and their location dissolves.

ATL - ADVANCED TRANSMISSION LINE

The source of PMC’s legendary natural, realistic sound is the Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) bass-loading technology, professionally proven all around the world. Find out more below from the tech lab at PMC.

DEEPER, CLEARER, CLEANER BASS & MORE

• Greater detail & more natural

• A full, rich sound at any volume level

• Deeper bass from a smaller cabinet

The source of PMC’s legendary natural, realistic sound is the Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) bass-loading technology, professionally proven all around the world.

ATL uses energy generated by the bass unit in a much more intelligent, efficient way than speaker designs based on ported or sealed boxes.

THE CABINET

An ideal loudspeaker cabinet provides a stable platform for its drive units to operate perfectly without adding any sonic signature of its own. Naturally, an optimum design should also integrate into and enhance the aesthetics of its chosen environment.

ATL™ attempts to defy the laws of physics by providing bass extension that would normally be associated with reflex or sealed box cabinets of a much larger size. To accomplish this, PMC’s cabinets must withstand considerably greater pressure levels, and this in turn demands a more complex, better engineered design.

The twenty® series cabinets achieve a delicate balance, combining the structurally rigid and stable housing required for the handmade components to perform at their best in a stylishly neutral, matte-black finish that complements both traditional and contemporary homes.

THE DRIVE UNITS

For more than 25 years, PMC has been manufacturing drive units for the most analytical and critical professional clients, for whom quality and reliability are of paramount importance. The twenty® series was the result of an intensive programme of research and design whose aim was to create a natural, highly musical performance.

BASS UNITS

The lessons learned from the successful fact.8 bass unit, which achieved a great leap forward in terms of dynamics and subtle musical nuances, have been applied to the twenty® units. The natural fibre cones and hand-applied lightweight doping produces a drive unit capable of deep, rich, fulfilling bass as well as delicate vocal expression.

Due to the highly demanding and revealing nature of transmission line designs, the use of off the shelf bass units is not viable. Working with such high pressures, only a specifically designed, handmade unit can cope.

THE TWEETER

The relationship PMC has forged with Norwegian acoustic engineers SEAS® has allowed the cooperative development of a 27mm soft dome SONOLEX™ tweeter. This unit, in conjunction with its bespoke dispersion grille, creates a near holographic soundstage that encompasses a vast area. The result is a perfect listening experience on both stereo and surround sound systems.

THE CROSSOVER

The purpose of a crossover is to divide the incoming signal from an amplifier into the frequencies best suited for each of the loudspeaker’s drive units. It’s a key design element that demands the utmost precision if the performance of the speaker is to be at its optimum.

The twenty® series features very sophisticated crossovers, built and matched by hand. Combined with our handmade drive units, they achieve 24dB per octave slopes, which is necessary in order that each drive unit is used within its optimum frequency range. The benefits are higher power handling and an even, smooth response throughout the room.

The crossovers are constructed on military-grade glass-fibre boards, to which ultra-thick, pure copper tracks are added for unrestricted current flow.

All the components used must pass exhaustive listening tests, and further fine tuning is achieved by careful placement and orientation on the board. This eliminates any electromagnetic interaction between components, ensures a perfect division of frequencies, and the supply of the purest possible musical signal.