is a website that lets you compare the relative size of bookshelf, tower, and center channelĪudiophile and home theater speakers. Do not use these measurements as an estimate of the internal speaker volume. The Debut 2.0 has a decent look: It comes with an external grill that I did not use.
#ELAC DEBUT REFERENCE B6 FREE#
It costs US 245 from Amazon including free shipping. It was kindly purchased by a member new and sent to me for testing. The measurements will not factor in individual differences such as curves or other variations in the speaker shape. 1 This is a review and detailed measurements of the ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2 bookshelf speaker. Note: the above comparisons are based on the dimensions of a bounding rectangle that would fit the front face of a speaker, or in the case of volume, measurements are based on a bounding cube that would fit the entire speaker. The spatial volume of the Wharfedale Denton 85th Anniversary is approximately The depth of the Wharfedale Denton 85th Anniversary is approximately Than that of the ELAC Debut Reference B6.2. Andrew Jones has again raised the bar.The front face of the Wharfedale Denton 85th Anniversary Speaker shoppers always want bargains - speakers that blow away the competition at a rock bottom price without sacrificing quality. Pair the Debut B6 with a decent integrated amp like the NAD C 316BEE, or Onkyo's excellent TX-8020 stereo receiver, and perhaps a U-Turn Orbit turntable, and you'd have a killer budget, yet fully audiophile-grade stereo system.Īnd that's the ultimate takeaway here: the rare achievement of true audiophile quality at a low price. We were shocked that the Debut B6 outshone Bowers & Wilkins' more-than-twice-as-expensive 685 S2 speaker on a number of counts. Both speakers revealed the subtle shadings of every pluck and scrape of Cooder playing his acoustic guitar. The Debut B5 is awfully good, but for just $50 more we preferred the fuller sounding Debut B6.
At first they sounded similar when listening to guitarist Ry Cooder's soundtrack score for "Paris, Texas," but as we continued the smaller speaker sounded a wee bit brighter and leaner in the bass, with a more recessed soundstage than the Debut B6. Next, we compared the Debut B6 with ELAC's slightly smaller Debut bookshelf speaker, the B5 ($230 per pair that's £150 or AU$310). All in all, we felt the Debut B6's midrange was more transparent and clear overall, but the 685 S2 was smoother and more refined.
That speaker's bass superiority was even more evident with the stepped synth bass notes that tumble down on the Beta Band's tune "Life." The 685 S2 blurred some of the notes together, and while the Debut B6 wasn't perfect it was better. Returning to Kraftwerk's "Tour de France," the 685 S2 speakers' bass wasn't as nimble, tight or well controlled as the Debut B6's low end. However, we detected a tiny bit of coarseness or sibilance on Tweedy's vocals on the Debut B6, while that aspect was tamed on the B&W speakers. The 685 S2 sounded softer, and less clear overall. At this point we switched over to the Bowers & Wilkins 685 S2 bookshelf speakers, which are about the same size as the Debut B6s. Jeff Tweedy's vocal was precisely centered between the two Debut B6 speakers, and the tonality of the guitars and violins was rendered accurately with a nice sense of depth to the stereo soundstage. Wilco's tune "Jesus, Etc" in 96 kHz/24-bit high-resolution audio was positively vivid. Even much larger entry-level tower speakers such as the Polk T50 can't match the Debut B6's low-end authority. Impressed, we cranked the volume higher and higher, but detected no strain or increased distortion. The synths' deep bass pulses reached way down low, yet bass definition remained absolutely rock solid. It was immediately clear the Debut B6 sounded like a much bigger speaker when we played Kraftwerk's 2003 "Tour de France" album. We used a Marantz NR1605 AV receiver for all of our listening tests. These sorts of tonal changes aren't unique to the Debut B6 - most speakers' sound changes when listened to at different heights - but the Debut B6 is a little more sensitive in that regard. If we slouched down, the sound balance thinned out somewhat, and if we stood up much higher than the speakers the sound balance changed again. As we listened, we noted the Debut B6 sounded best when our ears were at or near the same height as the speakers' tweeters. Jones recommends using 20-inch tall (51 cm) floor stands with the Debut B6.
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