ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 Bookshelf Speakers, Black (Pair)

Not bad for the price

Save your money, guess Im spoiled by my B&Ws

I LOVE these. Response is great across the spectrum. Wonderful sound stage for the room they are in.

The 2.0 s would have nice to know about when I got the 1.0 especially for $20. I am not happy at all.

I never opened the box as it turns out, I did not need them. But I am posting this to get it off my rate it page.

Best sounding bookshelf I have ever had.The only ones I ever had were Bose 901’s which I paid $1,300 for.I got these speakers for less than $300.00.These speakers have a rich sound and plenty of punch.I don’t think you will find any bookshelf speaker that performs any better for less than$300.00.

Speakers were as good as advertised great sound look good very good value for your money

Very nice speakers , clean , warm and good punch , for this price you will not be disappointed

Yeah, I know ... only 4 stars. Ive had several Elacs through here and own the UB52s (keepers I use at my audio workbench). Heres my thing on these: sounds too depressed in the lower mids. Robs the speaker of vocal clarity; especially male vocal. I had this experience with other Elacs. Lovely overall tonality. Great imaging. But that thickness in the low mids drives me crazy. I feel like I am straining to understand a male voice that is speaking. The UB52s are much better. I also compared to Sony SS-CS5 and Fluance Signature. CS5s are fun, musical and pretty clear. The Fluance is similar but more linear, less harsh that the Sony (keepers I think). Just to add to your understanding of my taste Ive had KEFs in here too, and even had the same models in twice (Q-150/350), but sent them back each time. Something edgy about them. Final thought: The Elacs are great and worth a serious listen. Lots of hi-fi in these.

I want to preface this by noting that I paid <$250 for my pair. Currently, they are listing for $300+ and you have TONS of options in that price range. Overall, I love these little beauties. I currently live in a small apartment and needed something appropriate for the space. These fit the bill. Not sure Id call em bright, but I do have the bass on my chi-fi amp turned up a smidge to warm them up. There can be a clinical aspect to the sound sometimes, I wont deny that. But at the price I paid, and given the rock-solid build quality, these are great. I may replace them with some wharfedales at some point, partially just to try something else, maybe see if I cant warm things up. Cant stress the source enough; playing mp3s through the bluetooth is fine but cranking some Floyd via CD really wakes up these pups. They are rockers and would pair well with a sub, Id think. I should stress that these are currently driven with a cheap class D Fosi amp. Id love to hear them through a quality class a/b amp, I just dont have the space.