Introducing the Uni-Fi 2.0

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3 жыл бұрын

Check it out here:
www.elac.com/lp/Uni-Fi2
Introducing the Uni-Fi 2.0 line of home speakers. This new line builds upon the success of the first-generation Uni-Fi Family incorporating a variety of new features and technologies. Based on feedback from dealers and end-users, along with changes in the market, we have completely re-designed the entire line-up with newly developed drivers, waveguides, cabinets and networks resulting in a line that is easier to setup offers greater compatibility, and offers significant performance improvements.
Newly Developed 4” Concentric Driver:
Extended Range 1” Tweeter - A new wide-surround tweeter enhances the low and high frequency extension allowing for easier blending with the midrange driver for a more seamless sound.
Improved 4” Midrange - An entirely new design featuring a larger diameter voice coil, new aluminum cone profile, new low-profile surround for reduced diffraction and an all-new neodymium magnet assembly.
Single Piece Woofer: A new single piece dished aluminum cone woofer offers a smoother response and greater transparency.
Sophisticated 3-way Crossover: An enhanced design improves response linearity, improves driver integration and delivers a true 6-ohm nominal impedance for compatibility with virtually all AV receivers.
Front Firing Ports - Relocating the vents to the front on the bookshelf and center speakers allows for greater freedom of placement and closer placement to a rear wall.

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@init4fun 4 ай бұрын

Take my wallet. In all seriousness, I've both the original UF5's and UB52's and am quite pleased with their abilities to produce exceptional imaging without annoying, fatiguing top end. The detail is not these speakers' greatest trait, rather they're exceptionally clean and clear without ever sounding harsh or unnatural. The bass is remarkably tight and natural sounding. Well done, bud. I know you've moved on, but thanks for your thoughtful, quality contributions for the working class.

@yoyodyneartworks4867 3 жыл бұрын

To paraphrase George C. Scott as Patton, “Jones, you magnificent bastard, I bought your speakers!” This is my third pair of ELACs in four months (Debut 2.0 F62 and B52, now UB52), and I think Andrew has truly outdone himself with this design. Sean Heisler’s comments capture the essence of these speakers, so no need for me to elaborate. As I have posted elsewhere, the UB52 is just stunningly true to the music. Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Jones!

@Audiodreamer192-24 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew Jones....... you are a speaker God! Hifi sound has been my hobby for over 20 years and I’ve bought and currently have many speakers but none compare to the tonal balance and spooky holographic imaging that all your speakers have. It’s an amazing gift you have, you have a buyer for life! THANK YOU 👍 p.s. out of all the money I’ve spent on Elac, and KEFspeakers; it’s my pioneer spfs 52’s that make me smile the most. What you did with very little money is just plan stunning! You revolutionized the industry with those unicorns!

@NAZTYPONY007 3 жыл бұрын

I am with you !! No speakers i have ever owned image Better than Andrew jones Designs . My Revels are Nice My Deftechs are ok too My Kefs are solid But my elacs are Just incredible especially for the price ,I have UF5s and Debut 2.0 6.2s and these are both excellent im about to buy these!!!

@JR-ho5qm 2 жыл бұрын

I wish all speaker designers went in depth on each speakers design like Andrew does. So cool! Thanks Andrew I’m looking forward to whatever your next adventure might be 🤞🏼 good luck!

@talktomenowxbmc 3 жыл бұрын

Great speakers. I have Yamaha RX-V685 set at 6 Ohm. Voices sound natural, with proper placing when watching TV to the point that you can forget that sound is coming from the speakers. Base can go deep when it is necessary. Explosions have undistorted punch. Listening to music is pure pleasure. You can hear all instruments and they are not muddled into one sound blob. Highly recommended.

@rajkrish9347 9 ай бұрын

Rather late but I have this to share: loved the soundstage & imaging. After break in, I almost did not need my Rel T7x as the unifi's shocked the ... out of me with its low end...and it seems to continue extending.

@cluckcluck2001 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Debut 6.2s and are very impressed with them. I will definitely be looking at these Uni-Fi units in the coming months

@m4nc1n1 3 жыл бұрын

Same. I have the Debut 2.0 F6.2's for my fronts and the F5.2's for surrounds and rear surrounds. Love them!

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 3 жыл бұрын

The Man the Midth the rock star of Audio speakers ! Aaandrew Jones ! Thanks Mr. Jones ! Ron at NRD did amazing job on his review of the 2.0 uni-fi ! 2.5 pound crossover whattttt ! 😆

@joeygonzo 3 жыл бұрын

myth

@chriscroz 3 жыл бұрын

Love mine. The only problem I have is having the time to listen to them. I could easily spend a whole weekend if given the chance.

@Mc2Gamer360 3 жыл бұрын

I felt that man😞

@wiebl5266 3 жыл бұрын

Utmost respect for your work Andrew Jones, you help all of us experience high-end at affordable prices. Your narration of the new UB5 2.0, is technically superb, it really shows that you know your stuff. But for the customers, the music listener, they cannot translate what you have said, to something they can audibly relate. So it would be imperative that you describe the sonic qualities of the speaker. As subjective as it is, it gives me, the fan, to have a sense of what it sounds like. Today, very little people audition speaker before they buy, I think you know. So your description would the words from "the horses mouth." So please describe the sonic qualities.

@baronpaulcsts 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing update!

@kmvuniverse 3 жыл бұрын

We love you Andrew Jones.

@rlwings 3 жыл бұрын

Just a heads up. The original UniFi series are on super-sale right now (or will be very soon.) in an obvious effort to sell off final stock, you can score big! The originals are just as wonderful as they always were and shoot way above their price point. The new UniFi speakers are probably pretty good too but at over double the price of today's series sell-off. It's like chocolate ice cream vs strawberry. Both very good. You will be floored by the origional series if you have good amplification. There is a reason audiophile speakers are built in a 4ohm configuration with ports on the back. And it's not to accommodate cheaper power and speaker placement. Set up correctly, and powered appropriately, the older series speakers deliver amazing performance that still give me goosebumps every time I listen to them. Don't feel bad about missing out on the newer series if you already have UB5's, UF5's, UC5's, or you are planning to buy them. They are still excellently balanced and wonderful speakers, and are now available at a literal steal!

@urbz6712 3 жыл бұрын

I have his pioneer concentric driver atmos speakers. What do you recommend sub 1500$ to power them. I am currently using a denon x3600h.

@rlwings 3 жыл бұрын

@@urbz6712 I'm not sure since I don't do surround sound. But I would think atmos speakers don't use very much power. I would think anything 100 W or more would suffice.

@masterchef6694 3 жыл бұрын

It's really good to know there is a new 3 way bookshelf speaker on the market. It's become so difficult to find affordable 3 way speakers now a days. I think this could be be most selling product in the entire range. I will buy these as soon as they are available

@PotentChr0nic 3 жыл бұрын

I wish they had made the aesthetics on this as good as the Debut Reference. Love the port and the tweeter grill on those.

@josaphcj7199 3 жыл бұрын

I hate kids when they play around with those tweeters and just realized i used to poke tweeters when i was a kid too.

@stuartwiner7920 2 жыл бұрын

They have those for sale now.. for $1200 a pair. Nope.

@baronpaulcsts 3 жыл бұрын

Pure genius. Magic of engineering from legendary Andrew Jones. After years with other brands, I'm pretty sure I'm staying with Elac. Full stop.

@DigitalPhilosophers 3 жыл бұрын

Will buy these speakers if Elac releases a beautiful white finish with magnetic grills 👍

@indooroutdoorlover9906 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! It helped to a lot

@Audiodreamer192-24 3 жыл бұрын

I am buying these, I have the unifi uf5’s and I love those . These are stepped up, can’t wait ,it’s Christmas early this year!

@sean_heisler 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't resist either, mine will be delivered tomorrow! Good luck!

@Audiodreamer192-24 3 жыл бұрын

Sean Heisler enjoy bro!

@MrLoudLove 3 жыл бұрын

How are they so far?

@sean_heisler 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrLoudLove Hello. I just posted a separate comment with some brief initial impressions for others to see as well. Thanks for asking! Really great speakers so far, they have started to really blossom with break-in.

@sean_heisler 3 жыл бұрын

We The north hey, man. Not sure if you saw my comments but you have got to put at least 24 hours play time on these before making any rash opinions. They sounded very polite and muted out of the box. That all changed noticeably around 24 hours and after driving them harder a couple times. By 40 hours they really start hitting their stride! I’m over 60 hours now and these speakers are a true joy! Absolutely stunning in every way.

@jimbomania4211 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet. Can't wait to see some reviews on these and it looks like there's a matching center as well. I have the Uni-fi C5 center channel that I got just a few months ago and love it, but I don't have the matching bookshelf speakers. Might be time to upgrade.

@CriPPleR_HD 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew Jones is a living legend.

@yoyodyneartworks4867 3 жыл бұрын

UB52: A singular feat from a living leg end.

@edisontotan 3 жыл бұрын

Since this is on the same pricepoint as Debut Reference what is the main difference in sound? Why will I choose this over the reference?

@stuartwiner7920 2 жыл бұрын

Always a problem - there's no way to know because there's no showrooms anymore. All we have are youtube commentators.. Buying two brands and sending one back is a tacky thing to do. I bought the uni-fi, 5.2's instead of the debut reference. They don't look as good as the references, but they sound beautiful. You'll probably be happy with them.

@davlippo7 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought my 2nd pair BUT I did not pay full price using Amazon warehouse deals. I have a 9.1 setup using these near perfect speakers. I have a Klipsch sub, JBL 570s, JBL stage center channel, Emotive E2+ surrounds and 2 pairs of Elac 2.0 in the mix. I actually bought 4 pairs since they are giving them away.

@hmst5420 2 жыл бұрын

God bless Andrew Jones. I have ELAC Debut 5.2 and they sound great for a very low price.

@tonsingmuan 3 жыл бұрын

In USA the cost of this spker is $580, but in India $1070(₹80000). It should be same price in all country.

@1324390 2 жыл бұрын

Bought a pair of Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52 three days ago, still in early break-in stage. My Willsenton R8 tube amp has separate binding posts for 4 ohm and 8 ohm speakers. Just wonder which one would be the better connection for this 6 ohm rated Elac. Would Mr Jones or other veterans please enlighten me ?

@ThomasSielaff 2 жыл бұрын

I only have one question. When are those Elac Polo shirts going to be available to the public?

@davlippo7 3 жыл бұрын

One "oversight" on the center channel option? That center channel speaker looks awesome. I don't have one but was looking to buy one. I read some reviews and then it dawned on me. The center channel is more for clarity and not for bass. Why doesn't the center channel have a dual concentric 4" midrange (like where the woofers are) and only a single bass driver instead of exactly the opposite? Seems like that was an oversight in that design but perhaps a single mid-high is enough. Some reviewer said it was too bass present with the dual woofers. Maybe I will connect in series a book shelf pair for the center channel instead of the center unit option.

@aahperezs 2 жыл бұрын

I need help please!! Im buying the ELAC Unifi UB5.2 And need to decide between amplifiers 1) Yamaha WXA 50 2) Cambridge audio axr100 I don't know how they would combine with the ELAC Unifi 2.0 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@Zero_dB 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet. Well please make the price in Thailand as good as in USA. ^^ ive got pair of Debut f6 and original unifi.

@samuelchau8517 3 жыл бұрын

Will it have the active version?

@Chiroman527 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew, Elac making Tremendous speakers. How do these differ from the Elac Debut 6.2 Bookshelf speakers I purchased 2 months ago... I'm looking to add another pair of Bookshelf speakers to my basement sound "studio" . Would these new Elacs complement that system - connected to a DEnon DRA-800H Receiever /Amp?

@1antastik 3 жыл бұрын

I own a pair of debut b6.2 and I like them, so I am willing to give these new ones a try. Can they be placed upside down, to have the tweeter in a lower position? Would this affect sound quality?

@Chiroman527 3 жыл бұрын

Antonio (my Father's Name), I just made the same inquiry , except I have my Debut 6.2 lying on their side in a Basement Sound Studio setup to play music while I play my renewed interest (after 50 year layoff) of playing Drums again. I also purchased Fluances Signature HiFi Series pair and currently play them both on either sides of the room. I just saw these and WANT them now !!!

@robertwoodward9231 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone think a cambridge xax 35 amp is sufficient to drive these elacs? Mine seems to have more power than rated.

@chrischiang1512 3 жыл бұрын

Do you guys consider the Uni-Fi 2.0 as an entry level audiophile grade speaker ?

@meohmy7793 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew, I hope there will be a floor stander to go with this line-up. Could you give us some idea as to cost? I am currently the happy owner of your original Uni-Fi floor standers and find them to be an excellent value and remarkable sounding speakers.

@Grassy_Gnoll 3 жыл бұрын

The floorstanders are less than $1500 a pair. New Record Day already has a video for the bookshelf where he addresses the differences between these and 1.0, and also a separate video about the floorstanders.

@khunigan 3 жыл бұрын

Bottom line:if Andrew Jones' name on it its good enough for me. 1 of the top speaker designer/builders in the industry.

@donaldcarbone2593 3 жыл бұрын

Will tHese new improved speakers make the older ones cheaper???

@davlippo7 3 жыл бұрын

Also strange on pricing is that the center channel unit is far more impressive at $299 than are the pair for $599. Makes 100% more sense to buy 2 of the centers and use those as the mains and don't buy the pairs at all. Is the center voiced differently that this is not a good idea?

@pa1kum6 3 жыл бұрын

@ELAC, Can you please suggest a good subwoofer and AV receiver that can bring the best out of this Uni-Fi 2.0 system? Bit about me, I am new to home theater system and so don’t have any components yet. Would like to start with Uni-Fi 2.0 with Center, Floor standing as FR and FL and book shelf for RR and RL. So I need a suggestion for the rest of the components: subwoofer(s) and a good AV receiver

@pa1kum6 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew Jones suggestion is www.elac.com/series/powered-subwoofers/sub-3030/?r=us or www.elac.com/series/powered-subwoofers/sub-3010/?r=us for subwoofer as per New Record Day KZfaq review of Uni-Fi 2.0 floor standing speakers

@flestra 3 жыл бұрын

I have my original Uni-F5s connected to an AR Technics 5.1 SA-DX930, which allows to drive them in stereo selection and they work excellently; I don't need a subwoofer because the bass is tremendous! My volume dial could not turn up more than 9 o'clock because they would kick me out of the house!

@techocrazy 3 жыл бұрын

Can you take my Elac Debut 2.0 in exchange for this for a discounted price? Btw I'm in UAE.

@techocrazy 3 жыл бұрын

It's suprising, but the Elac sounds good only when the volume on my AVR is above 50 or so. For music I use L/R bypass as the treble too much, could be my Denon who knows? I wish Harman Kardon, still made AVR.

@themastroiannis 3 жыл бұрын

your denon for sure... even a cheap Onkyo A-9010 would be a way more balanced, better option

@OHMAudioChannel 3 жыл бұрын

@@themastroiannis AVRs are not going to show case many speakers well. If your Denon has PRE-AMP outs, look for a used power amp like ADCOM, Rotel, Emotiva, or any of the major Japanese brands. They will be able to provide more current than and control over the speakers than an AVR would be able to.

@lllukiosas59 3 жыл бұрын

MAKE IT IN WHITE!!!!

@jovannydiazabad6123 3 жыл бұрын

Which are better sound wise Debut, Debut Reference or Unifi

@markboyd934 3 жыл бұрын

Jovanny Diaz Abad great idea.

@zachariahadams 3 жыл бұрын

Well, thanks for making the US market competitive. Why the UK has all the price vs quality, I don't know.

@zachariahadams 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieDorko477 the ub51 is currently 299 and the un52 are 599, the introductory price of the previous pair. The db52 is below 300. They are a better speakers than it's price point which I would say is already inflated. If you can find me a pair of equal quality for the 200-500 range, let me know.

@DonnieDorko477 3 жыл бұрын

zachariah adams oops! Saw “each” price. You’re right . It’s a pair. :)

@zachariahadams 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnieDorko477 they do pull that trick with the floor speakers. I was all excited and really don't drop money like that for no reason.

@hermesjr.pascual3066 2 жыл бұрын

Andrew Jones Elac speakers sound like $10,000. speakers (PERIOD)

@emarshallp 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the original unifi ub5, i don´t have it yet but i hope next month i could travel to get it. Wan´t to know if you can answer if my old stereo amp Rotel 970bx2 60w 8ohms that can handle 4 ohms can drive them. The manual said about 4 ohms the following " 110 watts/ch (1 kHz @ 4 ohms, 1 % THD)" So maybe it can handle 80 or 90 W at 4?????? If anybody can answer this question i will be please. Thanks. And by the way, the new design is awesome, Mr Jones is a genius!

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 3 жыл бұрын

Yes your amp can drive them 😆 I had the regular 970 not the mark 2 but mine was a lil bright sounding but hey for the money its a solid amp !

@emarshallp 3 жыл бұрын

@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 Thanks for your answer!!! Can't wait to try the match!

@flestra 3 жыл бұрын

@emarshallp 3 жыл бұрын

@@flestra thxs a Lot for your answer. I read a Lot they were a little difficult with no hi end electrónics. Happy to know they can work well with my setup!!

@glennjones6574 3 жыл бұрын

Still no magnetic grills?? Why!!!!??

@yoyodyneartworks4867 3 жыл бұрын

The UB5 had magnetic grills, the UB52 use the same size grill as the Debut 2.0 DB52. The baffle of the UB52 is .2 inch taller and .2 inch wider than the DB52, so the grill still fits with an almost-imperceptible .1 inch gap around the edges. Moving the port to the front of the UB52 resulted in there not being room for an ELAC badge on the baffle. Using the same size grill and deleting the badge are some of the mundane cost-saving measures that enable the new & improved UB52 to be offered at only a $20 increase in MSRP over the UB5.

@darthgetoffmylawn389 3 жыл бұрын

They also downgraded the binding posts. I think the UB5 is the better deal while it's selling for $299 a pair.

@tomerikstokness276 3 жыл бұрын

Its all about cost.. If the reduction in cost of the grills and terminal can give for instance a better designed crossover, or perhaps some cabinet-bracing..its alt the better..

@DBravo29er 3 жыл бұрын

Don't agree on 3 vs 2 way. Even for a two way with greatly reduced cone area like the KEF LS50, I have literally never heard any modulation effects from it pulling bass duties. Nor have these effects been measured. Not in modern drivers with inductance mitigation strategies and modern suspensions.

@tomerikstokness276 3 жыл бұрын

Well.. Its even more critical with a concentric driver like the LS50.. The LF cone is part of the waveguide for the HF driver, and if the cone has lots of excursion, and moves, this will create modulation..

@arthurprs 3 жыл бұрын

Not offering a white finish is a mistake.

@kapilkaura 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't stop myself to hit 👍

@davlippo7 3 жыл бұрын

Impedance question. It seems counterintuitive that higher ohms are easier to power. So if I take (2) 4 or 6 ohm speakers and wire them in series to each channel they become 8 or 12 ohms respectively. Then that should make them easier to drive and yet there are more drivers to power which seems counterintuitive except that hooking them parallel give the opposite effect of 2 or 3 ohms. Is this correct or not correct? Seems that if I want to use more speakers without any adverse effects I could use the series method.

@tweakradje 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe not audible but Xover looks cheap. As a whole still worth a listen I guess.

@OHMAudioChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Well when you're building a $500 speaker you gotta cut costs somewhere to make the bean counters happy.

@holdenafart7372 3 жыл бұрын

If this had black speakers and magnetic grill this would of been an easy pick for me

@stevec3526 3 жыл бұрын

Too bad they did not use only air core inductors. Probably would have cost too much.

@redrobbosworkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Air core is not always better. Needs a lot more wire on the coll and series resistance can therefore be higher, unless you make the inductor physically massive which is impractical for a small loudspeaker.

@veritas932 3 жыл бұрын

@@redrobbosworkshop yep, the limitations of any passive crossover. Maybe they should just make a speaker with an external active crossover.

@OHMAudioChannel 3 жыл бұрын

@@veritas932 Like the ELAC Navi?

@zachariahadams 3 жыл бұрын

Side facing vent. Do it!

@daftpaolo9789 3 жыл бұрын

That wobbly table makes me uncomfortable

@MegaEpstein 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats i bought Dali Oberon

@cupofteaplease 3 жыл бұрын

I shudder to think how much information you will lose going through that xover !once you have heard a good full range driver and you realise how much more detail there is .

@FeeLtheHertZ 3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao that crossover ain't complex, it's a 3-way crossover - literally every floor-stander has one. Not even remotely ground-breaking. To Bose that's like adding 1+1 and coming out with the correct answer. Wow.