Sound quality: Peachtree Audio's M25 had Very Good overall sound quality - although it has some noticeable sonic quirks, this model reproduces music and dialog very well. With the bass and treble controls set for the most even tonal balance, bass has good impact and goes fairly deep, but is a bit prominent and tubby. Midrange is even but is a bit hazy, grainy, and echoey. Treble is extended but is a bit subdued. Although the overall sound is a bit congested it does a decent job of recovering room ambience, but the echoey quality of the midrange adds a spaciousness that may not exist in the original program material. This two speaker model comes as a stereo pair, and its sound stage width and focus depends on how well it is placed. When it is well placed the sound field extends somewhat above, and depending on the program material, extends a bit to somewhat beyond the sides of the speakers, and there is a suggestion of front to back depth. Individual instruments and voices are identifiable with good side-to-side imaging and have a bit of a three dimensional quality. Can provide a high volume level in a medium sized room. There is no significant difference between Bluetooth, RCA, USB and optical sound quality.
Ease of use: We found the Peachtree Audio M25 ease of use to be Good overall. Wired Setup: The speaker wires provided are pre-cut to a predefined length, tinned and split for terminal connections (no tools required). Instructions are provided with a diagram that shows how to set up speaker connections. Bluetooth Setup: Unit is always in pairing mode when Bluetooth source is selected and not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out. Volume control is an unlabeled multifunction knob (also used for source selection) which is located behind a removable grill. It has a visual indication when max volume is reached and controls the volume of all inputs. The source selector is an unlabeled multifunction knob (also used for volume), which is not prominent (located behind a removable grill); source indicator is persistent but ambiguous (colored light with no labels).
