sound67
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Well, that didn't take much time.
I connected the ELAC Debut 6.2's in my bedroom yesterday and let them play for about 8 hours, then used them last night for TV and DVD.
I put them on stands, at least 2 feet away from any wall.
On the plus side, I immediately noticed the airy sound and great imaging; the sound didn't seem to come from the speakers at all, it came from within the room.
I was pleasantly surprised that the tiny Loxjie A30 amplifier could easily drive the comparatively inefficient Elacs (86db at 6 Ohms).
Also, the bright sound guaranteed excellent clarity of the dialogue on my DVDs (currently re-binging The Closer).
However ...
This morning, after a break-in of about 15 hours total, I put on music through my Wiim Mini streamer. And then I reconnected my old Klipsch speakers for comparison.
It was no comparison. My (admittedly six times more expensive in 2003 money) old Klipsch Reference RB-75's roundly and completely outclassed the Elacs in everything but imaging. There is a depth in the music produced by the Klipschs that after no break-in period, no matter how long, the Elacs could hope to emulate. Classical music was virtually unlistenable on the Elacs.
In retrospect (to last Thursday, when I ordered the Elacs) I realized that even with the progress budget bookshelf speakers have made in recent years, it was foolhardy of me to think the Debut 6.2 could even come close to my old Klipschs, which were considered near reference class at the time. Nor will I try to compare them to my ADAM A5 active monitors on the desktop, as the Elacs wouldn't stand a chance against those either. Which I should have known ...
That pretty much rules out the higher-priced Debut Reference and Uni-Fi's from Elac, too - because the difference in quality to the Klipschs was so huge.
I guess I either have to wait until I can spend substantially more money for new bookshelves, or be happy with my 20 year-old Klipschs and ADAMs. If anything, the comparison reinvigorated my lost appreciation of just how good the Klipschs still are.
The Elacs might be a good option for TV/DVD/BD watching because of their great clarity, much better than any sound bar. But for music, they won't cut it.
I connected the ELAC Debut 6.2's in my bedroom yesterday and let them play for about 8 hours, then used them last night for TV and DVD.
I put them on stands, at least 2 feet away from any wall.
On the plus side, I immediately noticed the airy sound and great imaging; the sound didn't seem to come from the speakers at all, it came from within the room.
I was pleasantly surprised that the tiny Loxjie A30 amplifier could easily drive the comparatively inefficient Elacs (86db at 6 Ohms).
Also, the bright sound guaranteed excellent clarity of the dialogue on my DVDs (currently re-binging The Closer).
However ...
This morning, after a break-in of about 15 hours total, I put on music through my Wiim Mini streamer. And then I reconnected my old Klipsch speakers for comparison.
It was no comparison. My (admittedly six times more expensive in 2003 money) old Klipsch Reference RB-75's roundly and completely outclassed the Elacs in everything but imaging. There is a depth in the music produced by the Klipschs that after no break-in period, no matter how long, the Elacs could hope to emulate. Classical music was virtually unlistenable on the Elacs.
In retrospect (to last Thursday, when I ordered the Elacs) I realized that even with the progress budget bookshelf speakers have made in recent years, it was foolhardy of me to think the Debut 6.2 could even come close to my old Klipschs, which were considered near reference class at the time. Nor will I try to compare them to my ADAM A5 active monitors on the desktop, as the Elacs wouldn't stand a chance against those either. Which I should have known ...
That pretty much rules out the higher-priced Debut Reference and Uni-Fi's from Elac, too - because the difference in quality to the Klipschs was so huge.
I guess I either have to wait until I can spend substantially more money for new bookshelves, or be happy with my 20 year-old Klipschs and ADAMs. If anything, the comparison reinvigorated my lost appreciation of just how good the Klipschs still are.
The Elacs might be a good option for TV/DVD/BD watching because of their great clarity, much better than any sound bar. But for music, they won't cut it.
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