I really don't care about production value. All I care about is you popping as many of these reviews as humanly possible without burning yourself out and starting to contemplate taking a break lol

Best reviewer of Audio components along with John Darko .... Hands down .... Cheers Sean

I caught my mother just in time! She can be a serious troll.

could you please balance your voice volume of your video while editing your video?, it's really low volume

@@skytech7404 The sound is balanced. The volume however, may be adjusted later down the road. I'd rather the sound be clean at low volumes than beamy at higher volumes. I'm in a very reflective room, and this is the best way to go for now.

Thanks for sharing. I had the Menuets as well and totally get where you're coming from. Glad you're diggin on the Debuts! :)

@@ZeroFidelity Menuets are some kind of HiFi version of a gateway drug. Once you know how good they are they always seem to find their way back out of the box and into another setup as time goes on. Coming up on ten years with mine and I've just paired them with an NAD C368 and a REL sub in a bedroom. "Double Negative" by Low is one of the few times I've ever heard them falter. If you know Dali do try to cover Rubicon 2's. I use them in my main system and they are as close to that Guttenberg "last speaker" as I've ever been. They're so close to what the Epicons can do it's amazing. A couple of weeks ago I auditioned Epicon 2's with an Octave amp and now I no longer feel the need to upgrade and that setup only made me miss my Supernait. I've also learned over the years that to get the very best of that Dali sweetness and clarity, Audience Ohno cables are the "secret" ingredient. I've experienced this with multiple setups now.

Hope it works out!

What amp do you use?

StreamC Noremorse I have a Denon AVR. Its the X2500. These speakers should work very well with most receivers or amps. I would want probably 50W or so a channel.

@@larryschwartz9883 it's totally different from 720. I heard 720, so pma-720 and 800 does not match. I mean 720 does not sounds good at all. Your avr built-in amplifier works in D class. It is better than cheap AB. AB at "low" prices does not sounds well.

StreamC Noremorse These speakers are so forgiving for poor recordings they are amazing. I was very skeptical when I bought the Denon because I was more interested in sound quality than I was connectivity with my TV, even though I wanted both. The specs on the Denon were great and I was surprised when it arrived and I listened to the whole system. I spent the whole evening going from one genre to another. I’m still blown away by its performance, even though I read a lot of reviews that advise audiophiles to stay away from AV receivers. Here’s my deal. I gave $209 for the speakers and $300 for the Denon. For $500 I have blown my friends and family away with the overall quality of sound. I made my own speaker wires with some good quality OFC 12 wire and good set of banana plugs. At my age, I put this system together to simplify my life. I have owned box cars full of high end gear over the years and just wanted a simple, great sounding system that also works for an AV system. The matching of amps to speakers can be a very touchy subject but I feel like I hit a home run here. It just works. IMO, these “budget” speakers are serious overachievers. I listen nightly and go from Nat King Cole to Robin Trower and enjoy every note. If you are a budget minded audiophile , you are living in the best of times and pure joy can be achieved without taking a second mortgage. Bang for the Buck is my mantra and I ( IMO) think I hit a home run.

@@larryschwartz9883 I also like speakers. I have b6.2. I use d class amplifier now instead of pma-720. Thank you for your input!

And a 6'' version

These Elac speakers are lazy. They need decent amp to drive them. Most AVR can not drive them to full potential. With my Denon x4000 with 125W, they can be thin sounding. However with a Sonoamp 260 with 60W amplifier, they sound much fuller, why? because this amp has power reserve and stable at 4 ohm load or even at 2.8 ohm load. Most AVR are not 4 ohm stable, you can connect lazy speakers, however, they will sound thin. Because these speaker's resistant drops to less than 4 ohm between 100 to 200Hz, requires double amount of current to drive the woofer. Most AVR can not double the current, so the speakers sound thin.

Agree. Would be great to know which one of these 2 Sean would recommend assuming varied music genres

Me too. He seemed to be referring to the RP-600Ms so I'm guessing those will be in his upcoming comparison video as well.

K as in KEF which one. Or something else. I wondered if he would contrast to the BR03

@@barroda55able The Rp600m obviously :), for the price.

Just get the Monoprice Monolith stands. They'll do the job just fine.

tellthemborissentyou the same happen to me. and I think the tips Sean mention for the reference also works perfectly for the b6.2. 👍

What amplifier?

I won't as I don't have them in for review. The simple answer is this: The Debut is warm, balanced, and fairly easy on the ears. The UB5 is where you begin to embrace more of Andrew Jones's sound. It's more forward, the upper midrange is more prominent, its not 'warm' so much as it is more dynamic and lean sounding. What you will ultimately prefer will hinge on taste.

@@ZeroFidelity i see, thank you Sean. Have a great day.

I've had both the bro3 way better.

Shazad Irani Klipsch would not compete against this...sorry

Buchardt S300 MK II.

JBL 530 are a clear improvement over RP 600.

What amp do you use?

Done, in June 2021

Just means you won't be able to play at the same loud volumes or to enjoy the same dynamic output that you'd get from a higher power amp. Whether or not you'll notice will hinge exclusively on how loud you listen.

I mean, you can compare em'.. but I have nooooo idea how it would go.

Ya

likely milestone speaker in the company's product line

Video on that will be coming out next week sometime.

@@ZeroFidelity Thanks. Basically in the same price range.

@@ZeroFidelity Sean, curious to hear your thoughts contrasting to the Borea BR03

@@ZeroFidelity Thank You!

If you want to stay with monitors, the Buchardt S300's are a good way to go. Friendly sound, but offer a much higher performance envelope.

David Dikeman excelent question 👍👍👍

Zero Fidelity thanks Sean

Buchardt S300 MK II is a great way to go. Same overall way of doing things, only (notably) better in every way.

P5-'s? In the overall sense yes. The P5's do have slightly better off-axis performance as well as a slightly more pure sounding midrange. Debuts References take it in most other areas. The BRO3's are monsters. Will make a separate video for that comparison (along with the Klipsch).

I thought it a little strange that AJ would push the Debut up to the UniFi price class.

Search the comments section. Already commented on it down below. I wont be comparing them to the UB5's in a video.

soundslikeste I think these are better value

Yamaha As-801. Rotel a14, etc etc.

@@DH-og5yr what about the Yamaha as501 ?

... and the way it should be is? Not being a wise ×××. Just wondering if you could elaborate / describe the improvements and in comparison to the stock caps.

Justtryingtogetthrougheverythingbecausethevideowouldbe *gasp* 40minuteslongifibreathed. :D

Where the port is on a speaker doesn't matter. It's all about cabinet tuning.

They don’t neeed to be pulled out 2-3ft, he suggests it to get the ‘best’ sound performance..normal living situations don’t usually accommodate speakers 3ft from the wall, let’s be real..it would look ridiculous and it’s not practical..

No. This is a very matter of fact analysis of what the product offers. It's up to YOU ALL to decide if it's worth it. Something that I directly addressed in this review, particularly to owners of the 6.2's.

Did you ever get the Reference model?

Thanks Ron. I wouldn't say no, but overall, Monitor Audio has always had a crisp and bright sound. It would be interesting to see if the sound has changed or matured over time.