![]() ![]() This sub – the SUB2010 – is bass reflex loaded. In their ‘natural’ position, the smaller one stands 386mm tall and 361mm wide, but it’s only 136mm deep. There are two options, and both of them are available in the same white or black colour scheme with the same coloured, removable grilles. Active subwoofers?Ĭlearly these speakers are designed to be used with subwoofers to deliver the bass. The short speakers are rated at 6 nominal impedance, the long ones at 8. I would have expected greater bass extension from the long speakers with their passive radiators, along with higher sensitivity. Their frequency response is rated at 75 to 35,000Hz, their maximum power handlingĪt 80W and their sensitivity at 86dB (for a nominal one watt input). A horizontal row widely disperses the sound vertically, but narrowly in the horizontal direction.īoth the long and the short speaker have mostly the same specifications. A vertical stack of drivers provides a wide horizontal dispersion and a narrow vertical one. My understanding is that it’s the relative position of the drivers which determines the pattern. Elac says that this changes the operation of the crossover network to adjust for differences in the dispersion You set it one way if the speakers are installed vertically, the other way if they’re put in horizontally. But with a twist: there’s a switch on the back. They’re passive radiators.Ī single pair of connections are provided on these ones as well. But they also have two more of what look to be the same bass/midrange drivers further towards the end of the enclosures. The long speakers – also called LCR – are 650mm long and have the same driver complement in the front middle. Around the back are two spring-loaded binding posts for the cabling. Above and below it are two 100mm aluminium cone bass/ midrange drivers. In the middle it has a 25mm soft dome tweeter behind a protective metal grille. It’s a two-way, three-driver unit that’s 400mm long and 81mm wide. The two models are fittingly called ‘long’ and ‘short’. The white/grey models look quite stylish. The white ones come with a tweedy grey grille. The black ones have a black cloth grille. The two speakers are each only 94mm deep, including grille. The 3020 couldn't keep up we felt like we were missing out on some of the band's grooves.The range consists (so far) of two speakers and two active subwoofers. With Miles Davis' Nefertiti, the band's propulsive drive, Davis' horn, and the transients of Tony Williams' drums sounded more realistic over the B6.2. With Wilco's Schmilco album, the B6.2 had a more intimate, you-are-there sound than the 3020, which put more space between us and the music. It's a smaller speaker than the B6.2, and it sounds smaller, too. Next we moved the older Elacs out of the way and brought out the terrific When we played test tones it reached the high 40-Hertz range. Bass did go satisfyingly deep for a speaker of the B6.2's size however. The B6.2 is leaner in the mid-bass but is also better defined. The B6 is softer and blurrier, with a warmer tonal balance with more weight. The high frequencies are brighter and better resolved on the B6.2, and it provides a more transparent window on the music. The B6.2s midrange sounded more present and immediate, while the B6's sound was a little more laid back. The two speakers' differing character also held when we compared acoustic music. Whether quiet or loud, the B6 felt right, especially for a speaker at its price level. Stoned has a more melodic Ramones-ish or Pixies-like vibe, and the original B6 sounded big and bold. To get started with this review, we set up the B6 and B6.2 on tall metal floor stands in the CNET listening room, hooked them up to aĪV receiver and an Oppo UDP-205 Blu-ray player, and listened to Jesus and Mary Chain's Stoned & Dethroned album - turned up loud. Obviously designer Andrew Jones wasn't content to rest on his laurels. The original B6's sound feels comfortable and easy to listen to, and right away we noted the B6.2 has a livelier, clearer sound. We know its sound well, and a lot has changed with the new Debut 6.2: the cabinet, bass port, crossover, woofer and tweeter for starters!Īnd yes, the sound is different, too. When we reviewed it in October 2015, and it was our go-to budget bookshelf speaker for several years. We were mightily impressed by the original ![]()
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