Thanks for the responses. $300 a pair is the target. I'm looking into setting up a budget 5.1 system for my parents and due to placement/aesthetic reasons, the surrounds need to be rather small-ish Their receiver has no pre-outs, so it's going to have to be a passive design. An argument could be made that little information gets sent to the surround channels so an accurate speaker isn't entirely necessary. That would be a fair point - but if I could help it, I'd like to get as accurate as i can get in that budget. Something like the Elacs are a little bit larger than what would fit the space/decor that my parents want. That's why I brought up the 3020 due to its size was wondering about other options.
Thanks!
they're highly thought of; so, yeah, should be interesting.I’m looking forward to the ASR measurements of the NHT SuperOne.
FWIW, there is a Debut 2.0 B5.2 ELAC -- haven't heard those, though, so I cannot comment.
https://elac.com/series/debut-2-0/b5-2/?r=us
Oh, also, in the realm of the super-hyper-cheap, there's the PartsExpress "Dayton" B652-AIR.
These aren't fabulous, but they're far from horrible, with pretty palatable treble from that little "AMT" tweeter. Not much in the way of bass, though (of course). Also -- sealed cabinets. How often does one encounter those in 2020?
P-E even has a whole 5.1 bundle for $245
https://www.parts-express.com/dayto...kshelf-speaker-with-amt-tweeter-pair--300-651
DSC_0611 (2) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
Amusingly, by the looks of things, the little AMT tweeter used in theseismight be the same one used in some far, far more expensive loudspeakers... maybe???
(e.g., look at the not inexpensive ELAC Carina's tweeter and see what you think)
That's a harder question to answer than you might think! Some are typed as 'rolled off', some as 'bright'. I don't consider the 6.2s "warm" -- what would you consider a warm-sounding loudspeaker (i.e., help me to calibrate what you mean by "warm")?Are the budget ELAC's generally considered warm? I've never heard one myself but that was the impression I was getting from reading about them.
That's a harder question to answer than you might think! Some are typed as 'rolled off', some as 'bright'. I don't consider the 6.2s "warm" -- what would you consider a warm-sounding loudspeaker (i.e., help me to calibrate what you mean by "warm")?
Helpful. Yeah, I wouldn't call the Debuts here Wharfie-like.I would consider the Wharfedale Diamond series warm
Then read his review, Edna!Would be interesting to see how they do in Amir's measurement rig.
Another word for "not enough bass volume to run into room issues"?
Then read his review, Edna!