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There has been some very good buzz about the Elac Debut Series by Andrew Jones. I First Read about the Re Entry of Elac and Mr Jones heading up their new US speaker division here on Head fi Just after the Newport show. After a lot of reading . I pre ordered a Pair Of B6 Bookshelves to Replace My Mackie Mr5 MKII Powered Monitors.
First Fedex said they would be here monday they showed up yesterday. Perfect Timing for the weekend.
here are My initial Impressions I will not get into super specifics as they are still settling in and my ears are different than yours.Oh yeah and of course speaker placement is key here. Just because they are called bookshelves does not mean that's where they go.
I will list my setup up way at the bottom for those interested.
The Finish is very good.its a vinyl over MDF. The Screw less facia is very nice, Everything seems very well built and pieced together. The Wife likes the looks better than the Mackies. so that is a plus, the Grills are sturdy and the Aramid fiber cones looks pretty slick. Impressive finish for a sub $300 pair.
What I learned. They Need break in at least a few hours of solid play back to start to open up, I have placed them Placed about 1.5 Feet from the wall to keep the bass from being exaggerated. I spent some time moving them around to get a good placement It does have a nice low end punch and in a small room you may be able to get by with out a sub and not even notice you are missing one.Once they Finally start to settle in and open up, Wow DO they open up. I made sure to sleep on it and revisit to make sure my ears were fresh. The sound stage opens up nice and wide and its has very balanced sound. I don't get the sense of anything being exaggerated. The highs and Lows are handled well with out any detectable strain and the mid's are full but not overpowering. I have only gotten to a semi moderate volume, in a couple days ill work my way up a little wall shaking.There is very good detail and separation, there is no sense of instruments getting lost. I can place the instruments very well throughout the sound stage which I found myself doing subconsciously.
I think the Elacs will need more time to settle in I have them playing this morning and they are getting consistently better with each track that plays. The Mackies are on Their way back to their box for safe keeping or to be given to a buddy. These speakers definitely deliver in bang for buck performance. They are as balanced as most studio monitors I have heard. I agree with the Audiophiliac, they can definitely give the Bowers and Wilkins bookshelves a run for their money These should be a major consideration for anyone looking at a new set of speakers. Mr Jones has really built a pair of speakers that performs way above their price point and league. All The rave at Newport and RMAF was well placed and deserved.
The Setup
Foobar 2k on a windows Laptop--> Schiit Wyrd--> Schiit Bifrost Multibit --> Schiit Valhalla (Used as a preamp w/NOS Gold Grid Tubes)--> NAD 2200 PE Power Amplifier(using the lab inputs, this bypasses the filters in the amp) -- ELAC B6 .and PSB subwoofer Blue Jeans Interconnects . Pangea and Straightwire USB cables, Belden 10 Gauge Speaker cable.
First Fedex said they would be here monday they showed up yesterday. Perfect Timing for the weekend.
here are My initial Impressions I will not get into super specifics as they are still settling in and my ears are different than yours.Oh yeah and of course speaker placement is key here. Just because they are called bookshelves does not mean that's where they go.
I will list my setup up way at the bottom for those interested.
The Finish is very good.its a vinyl over MDF. The Screw less facia is very nice, Everything seems very well built and pieced together. The Wife likes the looks better than the Mackies. so that is a plus, the Grills are sturdy and the Aramid fiber cones looks pretty slick. Impressive finish for a sub $300 pair.
What I learned. They Need break in at least a few hours of solid play back to start to open up, I have placed them Placed about 1.5 Feet from the wall to keep the bass from being exaggerated. I spent some time moving them around to get a good placement It does have a nice low end punch and in a small room you may be able to get by with out a sub and not even notice you are missing one.Once they Finally start to settle in and open up, Wow DO they open up. I made sure to sleep on it and revisit to make sure my ears were fresh. The sound stage opens up nice and wide and its has very balanced sound. I don't get the sense of anything being exaggerated. The highs and Lows are handled well with out any detectable strain and the mid's are full but not overpowering. I have only gotten to a semi moderate volume, in a couple days ill work my way up a little wall shaking.There is very good detail and separation, there is no sense of instruments getting lost. I can place the instruments very well throughout the sound stage which I found myself doing subconsciously.
I think the Elacs will need more time to settle in I have them playing this morning and they are getting consistently better with each track that plays. The Mackies are on Their way back to their box for safe keeping or to be given to a buddy. These speakers definitely deliver in bang for buck performance. They are as balanced as most studio monitors I have heard. I agree with the Audiophiliac, they can definitely give the Bowers and Wilkins bookshelves a run for their money These should be a major consideration for anyone looking at a new set of speakers. Mr Jones has really built a pair of speakers that performs way above their price point and league. All The rave at Newport and RMAF was well placed and deserved.
The Setup
Foobar 2k on a windows Laptop--> Schiit Wyrd--> Schiit Bifrost Multibit --> Schiit Valhalla (Used as a preamp w/NOS Gold Grid Tubes)--> NAD 2200 PE Power Amplifier(using the lab inputs, this bypasses the filters in the amp) -- ELAC B6 .and PSB subwoofer Blue Jeans Interconnects . Pangea and Straightwire USB cables, Belden 10 Gauge Speaker cable.