So, what about the DBR62?
First, let's talk a bit about industrial design. Fit and finish are top notch for this price range. No fancy materials here, but the overall look and build is more than decent. The pair was in White/Oak, with grey grilles: very modern, reminds me some kind of Scandinavian-style looking. Looks way more premium than the Debut 6.2.
Soundwise, I second
@daftcombo on most things. Before lunch, Elac were playing in the background at moderate volume. Really, no issue with what I heard at this moment. Very cohesive and relaxing sound, but this wasn't short of any critical listening.
Starting from the afternoon,
@daftcombo and I were sitting in the couch (he, being at the center of sweetspot, me standing on his right). I think we were both surprised about the dynamic abilities of the Elac.
@renaudrenaud chose excellent recordings with very strong dynamic variations. At some point, I believed he was playing with volume control, hearing some unexpected SPL peaks. I'd say dynamics and power handling are very strong points for tte DBRs.
Overall signature was mostly balanced, but I've to admit some higher notes (on saxophone and vocals) sometimes bothered me. No "Distortion" or "harshness", but maybe a tad too much treble/high-mids with some part of tracks played. Another point I wasn't fan of, was the spacial reproduction at first. Even sitting at the center (later), I was able to hear precisely where both speakers were, and found both center image and soundstage width were somewhat lacking.
Later,
@renaudrenaud and I adjusted the positioning. The Elac were placed now with literally no toe-in, about 2m apart and each 45cm from rear wall (I would say about 80cm from both side walls but I'm not sure). Then, I much prefered the results. Now, the Soundstage width appeared, as well as the phantom image. Plus, since the center position was slightly Off-axis (maybe -25°?), the treble was pleasantly lowered, but details remained. I could listen tracks after tracks with no complain. The only downside at this point was the bass output. The Elac really goes
deep. In a very unusual way for speakers of this volume. I second what
@daftcombo said, during my listening time, I managed to get the plate vibrating in the kitchen behind
eek: no joke. Soundtrack was
Massive Attack's Pray for Rain)... And
@renaudrenaud's wife "hearing the same from the other room".
Joke aside, the bass abilities are a major strength with the DBR. But, objectively there was "a touch" too much of it in this room. As I said to
@renaudrenaud, "better too much than not enough", since he can apply some EQ to calm it down by few dB.
So overall, I really liked my listening with the DBR62, I would easily recommend it, and certainly not as "budget" speakers. (Seems like it may be bought for something like 499€/pair in EU, sometimes cheaper said
@renaudrenaud). I would not say it for anything, but yep, this is obviously a bargain at this price. For my personal tastes, I would hear them with no toe-in, slightly Off-axis, but It's still up to anyone's hearing.
Comparaison against 906s would be very tricky, since 1) The room is very different, 2) they're unplugged for ten days bow. However, I would say the 906s are maybe not as balanced across all FR, but they could sound wider (I guess
@daftcombo would agree), with a slightly more precise center image, and at last,
certainly smoother On-Axis. The Elac would go deeper in bass, without a doubt. I'd personally choose the 906s for smaller room and longer listening. I would recommend both, but maybe DBR62 is ultimately a more interesting "all-rounder" offering at the same price or cheaper. At the end, it comes to personal preferences.
So far: Yes! Will talk about that later.
. More IMD than bass distortion. 
