Having read a small write up in one of the hifi mags about 'the most talked about speaker at the show', I thought I'd do a little more reading/watching about ELAC's new Debut range, in particular the B5 and B6 stand mounts.
Rather plain looking the money has gone into the driver engineering, cross over quality and simple but solid cabinet construction. The woofer's feature oversized vented magnets, 1.5inch voice coils and high tech diaphragms. The silk dome tweeter has a deep waveguide, not to dissimilar to those used by triangle and some extend amphion which sits the tweeter almost level with the woofer. I guess it is almost horn loaded.
Sensitivity is a low quoted 85db/w/m ... probably closer to 82db in real rooms/listening but I found it refreshing that Elac has deliberately decided to not make the speaker over sensitive, instead opting for better bass. This puts this little speaker in line with far more costly quality mini monitors and is a departure from 'high' sensitivity budget boxes voiced to go loud quickly.
Kind of puts it at a disadvantage though if used with price comparative entry stuff amplifiers. I suppose these ELACS are better used with decent amplification.
There are quite a few youtube videos on those and everything I've seen says pure quality.
I have not listened to much new hifi gear in the last few years, especially not cheap speakers but my favorite cheapy is Usher's S520.
Wonder how these fare in comparison but I'd hazard a guess the B5/B6 will compete at far higher levels than their ridicilously low prices suggests ... ?
Rather plain looking the money has gone into the driver engineering, cross over quality and simple but solid cabinet construction. The woofer's feature oversized vented magnets, 1.5inch voice coils and high tech diaphragms. The silk dome tweeter has a deep waveguide, not to dissimilar to those used by triangle and some extend amphion which sits the tweeter almost level with the woofer. I guess it is almost horn loaded.
Sensitivity is a low quoted 85db/w/m ... probably closer to 82db in real rooms/listening but I found it refreshing that Elac has deliberately decided to not make the speaker over sensitive, instead opting for better bass. This puts this little speaker in line with far more costly quality mini monitors and is a departure from 'high' sensitivity budget boxes voiced to go loud quickly.
Kind of puts it at a disadvantage though if used with price comparative entry stuff amplifiers. I suppose these ELACS are better used with decent amplification.
There are quite a few youtube videos on those and everything I've seen says pure quality.
I have not listened to much new hifi gear in the last few years, especially not cheap speakers but my favorite cheapy is Usher's S520.
Wonder how these fare in comparison but I'd hazard a guess the B5/B6 will compete at far higher levels than their ridicilously low prices suggests ... ?
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