AsciLab F6B Bookshelf Speaker Review

[holbob]

Erin's review of C6B is more linear in room than Amir's of the F6B - and on axis as well. They will sound different.

 

[EJ3]

It's a different tweeter on the C6B too. And also a different crossover.

Requiring different engineering.
Also, any one can ask whatever price they want. Maybe you are not fine with it & don't pay it.
Maybe others are fine with it & do pay it. Then the company made the right move.
But, if many think like you, then they made the wrong move on the pricing, cost of production or something that placed it out of financial reach of their target market.
And will have to re-evaluate things.

 

[olieb]

I was merely pointing out that when I apply the pricing of F6P vs. F6S, the C6P should not be so much more expensive than the F6P unless I am overlooking a major change (so far assumed going from SB15 fiber to CAC cone and from SB alu to CAC-like dome, which is essentially the same cone after anodization.

The woofer in the F6B is not the fiber version (NRX line) of the SB17CAC.

It is probably from the PFCR line (SB16PFCR...), maybe modified, probably not.

 

[Mike_Trueman]

Is this a upgrade from my Wharfedale Diamonds 12.1 speakers?
I will never sell the Diamond 12.1 speakers but i like to collect some good bookshelf speakers

 

[capslock]

The woofer in the F6B is not the fiber version (NRX line) of the SB17CAC.
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It is probably from the PFCR line (SB16PFCR...), maybe modified, probably not.

Right you are. So the C6 uses the the medium line. That explains a good part of the bump.

Nothing wrong with the plastic basket of the economy line, but it also comes with a more basic motor (unless ascilab got an OEM upgrade). I'll compare the distortion plots, they'll tell the story.

 

[Todd68]

I ordered a pair of the C6B model. It was hard to resist a budget priced level speaker that’s rated so high, especially after Erin’s review.

 

[Mike_Trueman]

We are currently discussing a dealer agreement with a company in the EU.

Yeah this is what we need

 

[Roy_D]

@AsciLab how much distance from the back wall is advised?

 

[Chester]

I am of a similar opinion as @Thomas Savage, it would almost be rude given the effort they’ve put in, not to buy a pair.

To the more knowledgeable than myself, any real world benefit of these over the Revel M106 I already have?

 

[Deleted member 43957]

... any real world benefit of these over the Revel M106 I already have?

The rush of buying speakers that you don't need is just one of the guilty little secrets at the core of this hobby... lol. Either would probably not linger on the used market if you had to part with a pair.

 

[Chester]

Precisely…..and I can always bestow another room with the gift of music, should I not wish to part with either.

 

[Mike_Trueman]

I ordered a pair of the C6B model. It was hard to resist a budget priced level speaker that’s rated so high, especially after Erin’s review.

Let us know when it is delivered and give some feedback. From where did you order them?

 

[Todd68]

The rush of buying speakers that you don't need is just one of the guilty little secrets at the core of this hobby... lol. Either would probably not linger on the used market if you had to part with a pair.

I’m guilty of this, this will be my eighth pair of speakers in the last 15 years or so. Two pairs were returned and one pair I sold off, so I’ll still own five pairs. I like trying different designs and wanted to try something that measures better than anything I owned. See what all the fuss is about, I can always sell them if they don’t impress me.

 

[Todd68]

Let us know when it is delivered and give some feedback. From where did you order them?

I ordered from their website. Payment through PayPal. I’ll update after I receive them.

 

[staticV3]

any real world benefit of these over the Revel M106 I already have?

lower bass distortion, better controlled directivity:

 

[Kuma]

These would be the perfect replacement for my B&W 805 Matrix 2-ways that I bought in 1998. They cost $1,600 for the pair, which was a huge financial stretch for me at the time. I keep waiting for them to fail so I can justify a new bookshelf speaker purchase, but they refuse to give up the ghost.

 

[Matt_Holland]

These would be the perfect replacement for my B&W 805 Matrix 2-ways that I bought in 1998. They cost $1,600 for the pair, which was a huge financial stretch for me at the time. I keep waiting for them to fail so I can justify a new bookshelf speaker purchase, but they refuse to give up the ghost.

Perhaps you need to first upgrade your amplifier…. To something incredibly powerful

 

[Kuma]

Perhaps you need to first upgrade your amplifier…. To something incredibly powerful

Ha! Blow them out and leave myself with no choice would perhaps be the the most convincing route to finally get me to buy a new pair of speakers.

 

[Acerun]

I wish the speakers were available in the days I bought my Amphion Argon 3s. They sell for 3000 (!) Euro a pair and they measure not even close to the Ascilab speakers. Eagerly waiting for the purify-equipped bookshelf s to be measured here.... Very well done!!!;

Are there purifi floor standing speakers in the making?

 

[Acerun]

Thank you Amir ( again) and AsciLAB.

How to Speak AsciLAB :-

S= Signature model, using all Purifi drivers.

A= Purifi Aluminium woofer and ceramic-aluminium tweeter.

C= Ceramic Aluminium woofer and a ceramic-aluminium tweeter

F= Fibre woofer and an aluminium tweeter.

B=Bookshelf

C=Cardioid

The middle number represents the diameter of the main driver in inches.

The final letter denotes the type of enclosure.

BX8C and BX10C are the Sub bass cardioid extension modules.

Why does C have two definitions?