ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2 Bookshelf Speakers and C6.2 Center Channel Speaker Set - Premium Black Home Theater Audio System for Movies, Music & Gaming

First the sound is perfect , the right amount of Bass and Highs listening to my CD'S smooth jazz . The sound is just right . the looks and build quality is 100%. I'm comparing these new speakers with my 2 year old Polk RTI- A3 Speakers and I must say the new Elac sound beter more open , wide live sound. I have these on my new Pangia speaker stands with the new Elac speaker cables , running to my new Yamaha Integrated Amp playing my CD'S through my Tascam CD Player/Recorder. I'm just very pleased with these awesome speakers .I do have a Subwoofer I have not yet to connect it at this time .If your looking to buy some serious bookshelf speakers these are them. Amazon has the best price along with fast and free delivery. SteveThese speakers really live up to the hype. This is especially true when you consider they are often had for less than 300 bucks.For me, these replace a pair of Klipsch R-28F’s in a small 200 sq ft room. These are far more detailed with a much wider and taller soundstage that borders on holographic when playing good recordings. They have no problem replacing tower speakers in a small room. I’m using them with a Klipsch subwoofer and after calibration they blend very well. I do think you still need a subwoofer with these speakers for both music and movies in order for them to really shine above an 80 hz crossover.For movies and video I find the dialog very clear and intelligible. In fact, they respond well to very low volume viewing of YouTube and Netflix when you don’t want things so loud. I find dialog is still very clear when watching at very low volumes which is a bonus.If properly calibrated with Audessey or equivalent with a subwoofer, I just don’t see how much more expensive speakers could improve on the sound these speakers put out by any great margin. I have listened to much more expensive speakers and while many may sound more detailed or have more sparkle in the treble than these, to me all that just ends up annoying and fatiguing in the long run. These speakers are not fatiguing and are just smooth and pleasant to listen to with everything I throw at them.In conclusion, paired with a nice amp or receiver and a decent subwoofer, in a medium to small space, these speakers really excel at music and movies and certainly live up to the hype. If you can get them for less than 300 then you really can’t go wrong here.They're brand spanking new. They came in late yesterday, I got them out of the box and up on the wall today on a floating shelf system also from Amazon. They had to be put pretty high on the wall and I placed them upside down so the tweeter was more at ear level. The power plant is a recently purchased Yamaha R-S202, a very barebones receiver that features the cleanest, fastest power I've ever experienced. The 100 watts per channel @ 8 ohms is supplying more than enough juice for these speakers, so far 2/3 power is confortably loud, 3/4 I've not yet dared to tread. In other words, I have ridiculous headroom. The primary source is a Hiby R3 Pro DAC, also from Amazon which I prefer to feed hard wired, rarely Bluetoothed. The Elacs complete a pretty dreamy sounding stereo system. It ain't high-end, but at under $600 it's amazingly close. Now for the breaking-in. To inaugurate my purchase I started off with a rousing baroque fanfare for organ, brass and tympany from a sparklingly sonic, out-of-print DGG CD called Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound, just to let the Elacs know that their primary thrust will be classical. Then I cut loose with some Chicago Transit Authority, and the eponymously titled Pastorius, which sounded comprehensible for the first time. I went on to Up Front from David Sanborn, and Imaginary Worlds by Sammy Figueroa. Big music all, to show off the outstanding immersive power of the Elacs and to loosen up the internal workings of the drivers, an endeavor that will continue for some time. Whereas I will put off complex symphonic selections until the breaking-in process is a little more advanced, I see no reason why something like the Hammerklavier and other super dynamic pieces for solo piano should be excluded. So onwards and upwards, I'm loving these speakers. I'm absolutely blown away by these speakers and I recommend people grab 'em before the price goes up.It has now been around 6 weeks since the Elacs came in. I'm loving them, my jazz and rock sounded great from the start but I'm finding a rather lengthy break-in period to be most valuable, especially for many of my classical selections. I have not gone out of my way to push them hard or for long periods at a stretch, just normal listening. The reviewer who mentioned the shortcomings in rendering classical during a 3 speaker system comparison was absolutely correct. Much material, strings, alto recorders, certain piano notes have sounded initially on the raggedy side. I'm thinking right around the crossover frequencies, the upper registers of the woofer and lower registers of the tweeter. But much of this has worked itself out and continues to work itself out over time. The guy never gave these speakers a chance. With each passing day I grow more impressed and gratified by my purchase, particularly as I see that the cost has gone up by $90. Recently, I have had occasion to push the volume, namely on the beautifully engineered DGG Mutter recording of the Sibelius violin concerto. Wow! Wow! Words fail me. Enough said. At any rate, when I get around to it I'm going to install my other receiver, the 120 WPC Harman Kardon HK3490. After all, if 100 WPC sounds great, etc., etc.. Besides, I want to utilize my graphic equalizer, and the Yamaha lacks a tape loop. So to conclude for the second and final time, these Elacs are definitely keepers. After even an incomplete break-in period the imaging, tonal and dynamic qualities of the system are simply fantastic for their size and price, and just continue to get better still.It's now a little over 3 months of enjoyment with the Elacs. I have switched over to the 120 RMS per channel HK, they have indeed proved a better match , resulting in increased breadth, depth, separation and clarity to the musical program, a much more cogent soundstage and power to (relatively speaking, of course) inspire awe. I do believe, that in in the enhanced amplification of frequencies and timbres the breaking in process has been accelerated. By now only rarely do I hear a wayward tone, so I think the Elacs, after perhaps an overly long period of time can be considered just about broken in. But now that they are I can really appreciate the full capabilities of the speakers, how their innate neutrality of sound allows them to complement so many styles of music and how their power handling enables the experience of total immersion in clean, clear unsullied music. So much speaker in such a small, inexpensive package. Well, I've said all I need to say about these wonderful speakers. This is my final sign-off. My final, final sign-off. Seriously.I previously wrote a lengthy subjective review condemning the Elac's but deleted it in favor of this more objective review.My subjective opinion remains, I find the Elacs a bit harsh in the upper mid-range, especially with electric guitar. In my open living area with reflective surfaces the effect is almost unbearable, but in my acoustically treated home theater the sound is much more subdued and can be fixed nicely with a bit of equalization in the 3000kHz to 8000kHz range. Compared to my Pioneer BS22LR's (blue trace) the Elacs (orange) definitely show a 2db to 4db lift in this range, thus giving a more forward and sometimes harsh sound. It is interesting that the Elacs start to fall off in the high frequencies over 10kHz, which probably acts to accentuate the few extra db between 3k to 8k. Another reviewer commented that they sound dull and flat. I prefer to say that they lack high end "sparkle". In my previous review I noted that the Elacs definitely have a more solid low end than the Pioneers which tests out at a 35Hz extension compared to 60Hz in my room. I also noted that the efficiency of both speakers seemed to be surprisingly similar, given that the Pioneer has a 4" driver and the Elac has a 6". The graph shows that the two have nearly identical output. I did not stress test to see how they hang together under high volume.As I commented on the graph the effect of room reflections wreak havoc below 600Hz so don't read anything into the bumps and valleys, though it is interesting that the Pioneers were more affected sitting in exactly the same location as the Elacs. One other thing to note is that the scale on the graph is a very tight 2db which magnifies any deviations.I hope this review with actual measurements is useful and puts my subjective opinion into perspective.I ordered these on an impulse, when the Amazon price suddenly raeduced by 20%, but they were already on my shortlist of three hifi speaker upgrades. I'd researched them based on my needs, budget and what was most suited to the size of my room. The Elacs were the cheapest of my options and I'd planned to demo them all at a hifi shop. Having heard them, the search is over.These speakers provide everything I wanted from the upgrade. I'm hearing a wider sound stage (the music seems to come from behind and beyond the edges of the physical placement of the speakers) and there's good separation of all the instruments and voices. Lots of detail too. Even very dense recordings, such as of whole orchestras, retain a good level of clarity. The frequency range is very good, both the highest notes and a great bass response: solid, well defined and not mushy. I've been using a sub-woofer with the previous speakers but may not need it now. The biggest improvement is in the mid-range: crisper and smoother voices and drums. I also get that hard to define rhythmic quality which tells you all the bits of a recording are in synch and your speakers are getting everything to your ears at the right time. Something else that's hard to define is when speakers are easy, rather than tiring, to listen to. Sometimes you have to work to pick out different bits of a recording but the Elacs serve it all up together with no effort necessary.The previous version of these speakers got excellent reviews but the company still went ahead and created the current model, which is significantly different, even including the design and dimensions of the cabinet. The professional reviews of the 6.2s are excellent. One design feature that may be relevant to potential buyers with limited space is the position of the bass port on the front rather than the back of the cabinet. This allows more flexibility in placement: you can put the 6.2s closer to a rear wall than you generally would.There is a lot of nonsense talked about hifi equipment and we're all hoping to find the bargain which is every bit as good as the kit costing tens of thousands of pounds. The Elac B6.2s are not that, they couldn't be, just exceptionally well designed and put together speakers which are really enjoyable and easy to listen to, as well as amazing value for money.I have had these speakers for a week now. And am I impressed ? I sure am well constructed well designed[Andrew jones] and above all killer sound. They project music very well indeed great bass and fantastic treble. I am using these on my main P/C through witch I play my music and P/C games all hooked up to a SMSL AD 18 amp/DAC. They both work well together. The speakers are not quite run in yet however once done if they sound better than they do at present I will be even more impressed. In my opinion a sub is not required with these speakers bass is well rounded without being to smooth or muddy. At this moment in time I can not recommend these speakers enough [for the price] Very good indeed.These speakers are made by a German company primarily for their U.S. business. Subsequently, they are not very well known in the UK, and there are only a few stockists over here. They are designed by Andrew Jones, formerly of Kef and Pioneer. He is becoming something of a guru in the U.S. for his brilliant speaker designs, especially his Debut series which have caused quite a stir in hifi circles. These very modestly priced stand-mounted speakers are recognized as giving a sonic performance way higher than their price suggests, and are frequently compared with speakers costing three times as much. I use them in a home theatre setting and I think they give audiophile levels of sound quality. They are undoubtedly a real bargain and are highly recommended. You will not be disappointed!I bought these speakers in conjuntion with the Yamaha A-S501 integrated amplifier and the result is ? These speakers are so well balanced with superb clarity and amazing bass, simply put they're literally the best speaker you can buy at this price range, beating speakers twice or 3 times the price in performance. I never felt like i needed to add a sub to my setup as these guys drop low, really low in frequency. I can't really say enough nice things about this product apart from just do it its 200% worth it. Highly recommended ? 5 star product and egg the nah sayers ✨✨✨✨✨