“I purchased these speakers on a whim. AA had them on sale so I grabbed 2 pairs , on for a Christmas present and one for me :-)
Elac boxes these well with thick packing material and sturdy box. When taking them out of the box, the first thing you
notice is their heft. At about 13 pounds, they are as heavy as some of the 6" speakers in my collection.
When first powering these up, it was apparent a break-in is needed as they sounded a bit edgy. Playing on the TV they
sounded good. Sibilance on male and female voices are well controlled, there is little to no
chestiness on male vocals, female vocals did not sound shouty. You also get a sense of their imaging capability. Some
TV shows ands commercials have a definet left and right in the sound track. After about 20 hours of playing movies and
watching TV, they started to loosen up.
Especially with music, I'm not even going to mention for the price, these speakers are flat out special.
Octave to Octave frequency balance is very good, very good detail, coloration is very low, imaging is very good there is
width, depth and space, Bass is very good for this size woofer but a sub is recommended in a larger room.
These are excellent sounding speakers and they are not broken in yet! They are neutral sounding , some folks may not like
this because no specific part of the frequency range sticks out. the speakers do not call attention to themselves.”
“Quite a remarkable little speaker. Full sound with amazing bass response for something so compact. Crisp highs and an overall neutral and musical sound. Takes power well, and driven by my Luxman amp, I've heard no stress even at near ear-splitting levels (as a test only!). Extreme value.”
“I bought these based on reviews, professional and purchasers. They live up to all the great things that have been written about them. They are incredibly punchy for such small speakers. Nice accurate bass and beautiful sparkling highs. Not fully broken-in yet, but I can only imagine they will improve with use. The overall sound is very neutral and natural with no obvious tonal oddities or coloration.”
“The Debut 2.0 B5's were a gift for my daughter-who's resisted my efforts to turn her into an audiophile since she was a teen. However, she likes the ELAC's a lot since she hooked them up to her receiver for TV & FM radio. The sturdy terminals are a plus!”
“Elac speakers dollar for dollar are just spectacular in every way. I've been into high end audio for years now- and these speakers sound phenomenal with good clean power behind them. Highly recommended! DAN/Long Island-NY”
