Am I reading this wrong? ELAC Debut B6.2 and Reference DBR-62 sound similar?

[wwenze]

I have been long under the impression that DBR-62 has much wider dispersion. Quote the review:

"Horizontal directivity shows that most of the response enjoys a very wide, nearly 80 degree angle:"

Meanwhile the review for B6.2 says:

"I like the overall well behaved response although it is not super wide. We see the same with fancy color graded chart:"

And the chart above says 50 degrees

So when I bought the B6.2 and found it way too dark for desktop setup I always regretted not getting DBR-62 instead

Until I decided to visit spinorama.org and compare the two speakers, just to find that their

- Sound power DI
- Sound power
- Horizontal contour

are nearly identical? Look like speakers designed for the same target sound.

Easily compare loudspeakers measurements

www.spinorama.org

One speaker "looks wide" while one speaker "looks narrow" but when you overlay their measurements they can only be said to be identical

Measurements 1, humans zero

 

[alex-z]

That is correct, they are extremely similar speakers.

The DBR62 look nicer and the build quality might be higher, but for $330 vs $800 I would take the B6.2 every time.

 

[solderdude]

A 2dB difference over a broad band in the bass is audible so would say that without EQ the DBR62 would sound a bit fuller and perhaps with a bit more sparkle but otherwise very similar.
Never heard either of them.

 

[delta76]

I have been long under the impression that DBR-62 has much wider dispersion. Quote the review:

"Horizontal directivity shows that most of the response enjoys a very wide, nearly 80 degree angle:"

Meanwhile the review for B6.2 says:

"I like the overall well behaved response although it is not super wide. We see the same with fancy color graded chart:"

And the chart above says 50 degrees

So when I bought the B6.2 and found it way too dark for desktop setup I always regretted not getting DBR-62 instead

Until I decided to visit spinorama.org and compare the two speakers, just to find that their

- Sound power DI
- Sound power
- Horizontal contour

are nearly identical? Look like speakers designed for the same target sound.

Easily compare loudspeakers measurements

www.spinorama.org

One speaker "looks wide" while one speaker "looks narrow" but when you overlay their measurements they can only be said to be identical

Measurements 1, humans zero

B6.2 needs EQ as Amir pointed out https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...nts/elac-debut-2-0-b6-2-speaker-eq-png.70217/

DBR62 is very cheap in EU generally which makes it an easy recommendation. Things might be different in the US.

 

[Roland68]

I have been long under the impression that DBR-62 has much wider dispersion. Quote the review:

"Horizontal directivity shows that most of the response enjoys a very wide, nearly 80 degree angle:"

Meanwhile the review for B6.2 says:

"I like the overall well behaved response although it is not super wide. We see the same with fancy color graded chart:"

And the chart above says 50 degrees

So when I bought the B6.2 and found it way too dark for desktop setup I always regretted not getting DBR-62 instead

Until I decided to visit spinorama.org and compare the two speakers, just to find that their

- Sound power DI
- Sound power
- Horizontal contour

are nearly identical? Look like speakers designed for the same target sound.

Easily compare loudspeakers measurements

www.spinorama.org

One speaker "looks wide" while one speaker "looks narrow" but when you overlay their measurements they can only be said to be identical

Measurements 1, humans zero

I own the DBR62 for my desktop setup. I also had the DB62 (Debut 2.0) here, but even with an equalizer, it doesn't sound like the DBR62.

The DB62 would have only cost me half as much as the DBR62 back then, but it wouldn't have been worth it.
I wholeheartedly recommend the DBR62.

 

[Saponetto]

Similar, but not for all aspects.

I have both, daily running, DBs are more critical about their placement in the room if compared to DBRs.
Tweeter dispersion is clearly better with the DBRs, and overall presentation is on another level.

Resonances and port chuffs usually present in the DBs are absent on the DBRs and the bass is therefore more fruible.

DBs are for sure appealing and competent speakers, very good all-rounders but definitely require a lot of effort in placement and PEQ that DBRs don't require.

It's just a matter of fruibility, more that sound signature.