ELAC UniFi 2.0 UF52 Speaker Review

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ELAC UniFi 2.0 UF52
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Price: $1200 (Nov,2020)
TBR Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️¾
Build Quality: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Highs: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Midrange: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
Bass: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
Sound Stage:⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pros: Musical, Engaging Sound Quality.
Cons: Plastic Outriggers.
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@higobatman 3 жыл бұрын

As books UB52 já são excelentes. Essas torres são ainda melhores. São caixas para o resto da vida.

@sean_heisler 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, Steve! I've had a pair of UB52's since they came out. You nailed it in regard to how they sound out of the box and break in. I was a bit worried when I first got them as they seemed muted and soft. By 50 hours they really opened up but I noted that they continued to open up quite noticeably with 150-200 hours+. You have to give them time and you ned to pump some power into them to break them in. They are very balanced and neutral and have the ability to cast a huge soundstage in all directions with great imaging. Because they are so balanced they are indeed a speaker you can listen to for hours with any kind of music but yet they are very detailed and dynamic. I pair mine with a subwoofer.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

They’re musical speakers, thanks

@ingalook 3 жыл бұрын

Wow your room setup is beautiful man!

@johnmazzone 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! I have a pair and having GR Research upgrade the crossovers. For under $1000.00 on Sale now at ELAC no shipping!!!

@goldenearaudioreview4904 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, sounds like you enjoyed it.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

You bet

@Newrecordday2013 3 жыл бұрын

Good job man. Enjoyed your thoughts.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it!

@tomasztrojak3468 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review. Please review PSB Imagine X2T.

@Digiphex 3 жыл бұрын

I’m really wondering about the Quad S4. I hope you review it sometime.

@zzt231gr 3 жыл бұрын

You should try Elac Carina floorstander.You will be amazed!Plays well above it's category!

@corkydukeII5898 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! I see you've got your 'rally cap' in position and ready for action! : D

@alvin23571 3 жыл бұрын

Compared few times from your previous review, felt that Evo 4.2 won in every aspect!

@MichaelYates 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for an interesting video

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review !

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@coldfinger459sub0 3 жыл бұрын

What was your source material ? and what was your preamp ? and what amplifier ? did you use to drive the speakers ?

@locura1310 3 жыл бұрын

Is B&W 603 s2 ae is a good upgrade from Elac UniFi 5.2?

@Purpleyamz 3 жыл бұрын

Any plans for the Elac reference series?

@rebeccasnyder431 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody know where that TV/Component stand can be found? Thanks

@JohnSmith-sy8pp 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, subscribed! (Would you kindly tell me where you purchased the audio stand from?). Thanks!

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

It’s antique piece I got from a friend, Thanks

@JohnSmith-sy8pp 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar Ahhh, ok. Thanks!

@leest463 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone compare these to Andrew Jones SP-FS52? Thanks for the great videos really well done!

@varmag4942 3 жыл бұрын

How it is comparable with wharfedale evo 4.2?

@BasicYTUser 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. Is this better than evo4.2 in terms of soundstage and bass response?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Bass is better, we have to compare with Evo 4.3 to be fair, thanks

@darrenlomax1283 3 жыл бұрын

Please review DALI Rubicon range of speakers, I'd love to hear your impressions of them, I bought the rubicon 5 and to me they're incredible, but I'm a novice.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Will do when I have chance, thanks

@antonioinacioconceicaoreis9004 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar yes Rubicon is good speakers try them and dynaudio evoke and sp40

@lahar2013 3 жыл бұрын

Great review.For movies,which one do you prefer debut 2.0 or original unifi?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Debut 2.0 will be nice.

@parisstromatias637 3 жыл бұрын

The country that has Tannoy D700s is Vietnam with name of the shops are bung ho or tuam ho these shops have a lot of them also Denon luxman and Accuphase

@DigitalPhilosophers 3 жыл бұрын

I hope the upcoming elac unifi reference will finally sound more transparent/detailed/clear...!

@blah5387 3 жыл бұрын

You’ll have to move up the Elac line for that. Mass market level they stick to a more warm sound

@sean_heisler 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure I get why you “hope” for that. As if Elac is missing the mark or something. If you want the highest transparency and have the gear to back that up to make listening to music enjoyable then stop hoping for more budget priced Elac models to do what you want and just move to a different/more expensive speaker that has what you want? To imply your’e hoping doesn’t make sense.

@DigitalPhilosophers 3 жыл бұрын

@@blah5387 You‘re right! I guess the Unifi Reference will be such a more expensive speaker. A step up in the line so to say, between the unifi and the adante.

@DigitalPhilosophers 3 жыл бұрын

@@sean_heisler There is nothing wrong about hoping for something. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy the Unifi that’s out now. The lack of transparency is the choice of Andrew Jones, not a consequence of the price point. I owned a bunch of bugdet speakers that are highly transparent.

@brydon10 3 жыл бұрын

@@DigitalPhilosophers The more speakers a listen to - the more I enjoy a warmer/more musical sound. I don't care much for micro-details etc. That's when you start getting a brighter speaker.

@quitegenius 3 жыл бұрын

Great review again! What are those speakers in the background?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Aperion Novus Towers, thanks

@randalllawkin 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar when will you review those novus

@nicolaslangel5522 3 жыл бұрын

Uf51 vs UF52 for tv viewing or movie viewing?

@TaraCheetarachii 3 жыл бұрын

Any comparisons between this and the Elac Debut Reference DFR52?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Not at this time.

@Ed-sh8jt 3 жыл бұрын

how do you think they compare to some of the consumer speakers like Klipsch Reference RF-7 III or Polk Polk Audio LSiM707?

@JPWinters 3 жыл бұрын

Guessing they don't, as a former UniFi 1 tower owner. I'd much rather try the 707.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

I was not too happy with 1st gen, 2nd gen is more refine with better mids and bass quality, thanks

@mcjonner 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody heard of a unifi reference coming anytime soon? A better build and slight performance upgrade would be nice, probably my next speaker.

@TexasCorgiGun 3 жыл бұрын

I know, that's what I am waiting for, they are not going to say but kind of following the Elac business model i wouldn't be surprise if they put a reference version of these, hopefully...

@mcjonner 3 жыл бұрын

@@TexasCorgiGun I emailed them and they said they are not developing a different model, if we can trust that I don't know

@TexasCorgiGun 3 жыл бұрын

@@mcjonner i don't know as I told you, im pretty sure they are not going to say if they planning to do it, probably because of the business program. They didn't say they won't right ?

@johnsweda2999 3 жыл бұрын

Hi how are you getting those measurements. Try and get some shorter speaker cable you don't want all that length and specially not wound up like that increases inductance. How do they compare to the Wolfdales you had.

@andrewwebb4635 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been impressed how well your speaker tests work audibly for the bookshelf speakers but somehow it hasn’t sounded any good for these two floorstanders (earphones through iPad over 1080p). Noticeably inferior sound quality! Possibly poorer due to the fact they scatter more reflections round the room? Possibly poorer choice of music?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

I have to work on placement of mics to get better, thanks

@Chris-nd5se 3 жыл бұрын

Tharbamar would you say transparency, clarity, separation of instruments and detail of the Elacs are inferior to the B & W 706 s2 please?

@roygumpel8415 3 жыл бұрын

you might want to check out Keiko Lee, Beautiful Love cd. japanese vocalist. with the best musicians playing for her.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I will do that.

@saedamad 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@mikedinno8413 3 жыл бұрын

How do these compare to the Ascend Acoustic Sierra Towers?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Better price to performance. Thanks

@mikedinno8413 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar I understand about the price but if they were the same price which one would you pick?

@decoryder 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, as always! I love anything by Andrew Jones - I wish he would have made these bigger, 5" woofers don't really deliver the scale I look for these days.

@mikegoddard7354 3 жыл бұрын

If you watch some of his reviews, his experience has led him and many other speaker designers who communicate with him outside of Elac that find the 5 1/4" driver is perfect for sound production. The elac Adantes which were originally 5000, had the same setup. It was a large 8" passive radiator with a 5 1/4" driver inside and he is using the passive radiator to cancel any distortion and create a crystal clear sound.

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@decoryder 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikegoddard7354 I hear what you're saying, but without putting too fine a point on it: There's no replacement for displacement:)

@mikegoddard7354 3 жыл бұрын

@@decoryder But that's what a sub is for no??? lol and you got a point buy vs lets say 2 8" woofs and 3 5's is only 1" of displacement missing. Again we are going for cost efficiency as well. You can get your fatty's, but that's going to be like 5+k, why just buy a couple nice subs instead and save some money

@decoryder 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikegoddard7354 I wish I had the space for subs, that would be great:) But honestly, if I had floorstanders that required subs, I wouldn't go with those floorstanders to being with. I've had many speakers over the years, and in terms of floorstanders, the small cabinet/woofer speakers never really deliver on soundstage, and visceral impact... Remember the ELAC Debut 2.0 F6.2, which Andrew also designed? Ok, a friend of mine has these, and they do have a really good scale to the sound. I wish the UniFi, which are probably much better, would go in that direction in terms of surface area and cabinet size. Anyway, I'm nitpicking, I'm sure these speakers will become as legendary and successful as the original UniFi's.

@steventsimtsos4029 3 жыл бұрын

What are those white mini towers??

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Aperion Novus Towers.

@steventsimtsos4029 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar Thank you, they look stunning, hopefully they perform half as good 🙏👍

@wilsentwins 3 жыл бұрын

How this new elwc compare to kef R11?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Not in the same class as R11 to compare with.

@BipBopBoopBopBam Жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar Ive heard people prefer the Elac UBR62 to the KEF r3 and also the Elac unifi ufr52 to the Kef r7.. to each their own.

@toycelica185 3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@TexasCorgiGun 3 жыл бұрын

No sub in the sound clip ?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do not use sub for music listening.

@TexasCorgiGun 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar that's a big amount of bass, thanks for the reply

@TexasCorgiGun 3 жыл бұрын

These or JBL 590 ? Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

I would go with 590 personally.

@TexasCorgiGun 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharbamar thank you I much for your reply, 590 more detailed probably

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

More dynamic and great all around speaker and easier for the amps as well. Thanks

@vicg5323 3 жыл бұрын

For that money what speaker will produce better seperation and clarity?

@Tharbamar 3 жыл бұрын

Klipsch RP-8000F, KEF Q350.

@randalllawkin 3 жыл бұрын

Not the Novus? I'm a little surprised.@@Tharbamar

@ralfpaul4244 3 жыл бұрын

Das ist eine Box die mich garnicht abholt, das ist die FS 78, welche ich für meine Tochter gekauft habe und die man für deutlich weniger bekommt, eindeutig besssere Wahl. MfG Ralf Paul