ELAC DEBUT B5 2 SERIES

Recognizing that in a multi-channel system the majority of sound comes through the center speaker, we have optimized sensitivity and impedance to minimize the power requirement from the AV receiver, maximizing dynamic impact from lower cost receivers.ĭelivering unparalleled performance for its price. On the Bookshelf and Center Channel, moving the bass port to the front of the cabinet means placement against walls or in bookshelves won’t compromise performance. Thick MDF cabinets with a luxurious black ash vinyl finish are larger, and internally braced for greater stiffness and strength, greatly reducing cabinet vibrations which cause unwanted coloration. The added strength allows more flexibility in design to achieve a smoother, extended low-frequency response. The revised shape of the aramid cone offers even greater stiffness and damping, far superior to polypropylene or paper. The waveguide improves directivity control and eliminates the diffraction modes inherent in traditional box enclosures. New Tweeter with Wide-Dispersion WaveguideĪ new silk-dome tweeter features a wide-roll surround and takes response up to 35,000 Hz for even more lifelike high frequencies. Redesigned from the ground up, they sound even more remarkable than the speakers that sparked the revolution in high-end sound. Debut “changed the game,” and now it’s changed again with the Debut 2.0 Series-proof that ELAC can’t leave well enough alone. They established a new value proposition, with build quality and performance never before attainable at such an affordable price.

ELAC DEBUT B5 2 SERIES

But I’d say get the DB62 if you do not and are between these two.Few speakers have garnered such critical acclaim as the original Debut Series by ELAC. So, I’d recommend this speaker if you do have EQ. If you have a miniDSP - to fix the response imbalance - this might well be worth the purchase but it is definitely going to be output limited.

Even the MTON distortion when “high passed” at 80Hz is quite high in the midrange. The compression is rather bothersome, too.

I’ve provided a prediction of that result via REW. However, thanks to the good horizontal directivity, with a single high-shelf filter, the difference can be made up quite easily and the speaker is much better, imho. It’s because I’m looking for specifics and not expecting broadband differences like I’m seeing in this speaker. Every now and again I come across a speaker that does something like this where the issues I have with it aren’t easily identifiable. But when I saw the data I realized what it was. I couldn’t figure out exactly what I didn’t like when I was listening. It’s not like it “jumps out” at you or is “sharp” like you would get when you have a peaking in the response at a particular frequency. Unfortunately, there’s a weird +3dB “step” at about 1.5kHz which makes the speaker sound uneven.

And my hope was that it would be a better alternative for those who knew they wanted a subwoofer anyway… then you could save some money and get these over the DB62. I was really hoping this would be better than the DB62 simply because smaller midwoofer should make for better directivity (all things equal). But a couple quick notes based on my listening and what I see in the data: For details about the performance (objectively and subjectively) please watch the YouTube video. As stated in the Foreword, this written review is purposely a cliff’s notes version.

Elac debut b5 2