I really appreciate your balanced review and your criticism is explained well and also put in perspective. Of course, no speaker is perfect, but you explain the performance relative to your expectations. Good stuff.

Thanks for the review and sharing your perspective. These are amazing from a price/performance standpoint and you review them with that context in mind which is not easy.

Thank you for the honest review! I just ordered my ELAC Debut 2.0 7.1 system. So excited to hear how it sounds!!!

Thank you for a great review and your honesty about your feelings and perceptions.

It is always fun to listen to your reviews. Thank you!

Love your reviews, and how you're diligent to "fairly quantify" the differences between speakers such as the Elacs (which I own and love) and those that cost 5 times the price. It sometimes boils down to diminishing returns, especially if you don't have the front end components that you have (and few do). That said, you're fair in being up front about that fact, so I appreciate that and respect your reviews as one of my go-to's when looking into different audio options. Keep up the great work!

Great review and I appreciate your honesty because when I listen to most of the stuff in his series I feel the exact same way just crazy

This is an excellent, thoughtful review. I appreciate that you gave your thoughts time to develop. You questioned what you were experiencing and checked that against what your friends experienced . And your comment on the impact of negativity in a review is right on. Very much appreciate that you are going to review them again with less expensive front end. Thanks.

‘Is it a problem with the speakers or is it a problem with me’ - very well said. I very often think same while testing speakers or even amps and wires.

Thanks for this awesome review. You've sold me on these speakers. I have seen multiple reviews of these speakers and while they are not perfect, everyone I've seen that reviewed them said for the money they sound fantastic. I have a pair of JBL S26 bookshelf speakers, and while they've served me well, I'm listening to vinyl now with a quality table and a detailed cartridge (Ortofon Red) and the JBL's are just too bright, bordering on harsh. I've heard these described as warm, yet retaining clarity. That's what I'm looking for!

Great review thanks for posting. I'm looking to pick these up but the 5.2

I own a full set of Eggleston Works speakers Andra, Rosa and center and cant wait to buy these Elac's. Thank you for the review.

I like your reviews because you also have experience with speakers and systems costing multiple tens of thousands.

Great review. I paired these with an Emotiva TA-100 for a low cost entry level system and I couldn't be happier. Originally I had them placed on a table but when I put them on stands and about 18" from the wall, it made a huge difference despite them being front ported.

"If they don't impress you, spend $10,000 ... and I guarantee you'll be impressed." LOL. I needed that.

interesting, and intriguing!! Would love to revisit these speakers with another review and comparison test...

Thank you for the review, well done.

Excellent thorough and human honest review. I just got these speakers at a good price of $279. I see others got great bargains last year at $149 a pair. Wow. I listened to Sony CS (?) and Fluances Signature Series . These Elacs blew the Sonys right out of the water. Better than the Fluances (which are very good , but still not the caliber of the Elacs). I am so pleased that i came upon your review. And even more pleased that I got them. Keep up the good work

I've had these for two months and have never heard the micro-distortion you mentioned. I've paired them with an inexpensive Yamaha RX-V671, and it's capable of driving them to adequate levels with no apparent distortion. I did add Elac's SUB3010 subwoofer which blends in nicely at a crossover of 80 Hz. I'm very pleased with this speaker system.

Great work on the review. Great commentary, thanks for all the hard work that you put into your videos. Very glad to see a review on this speaker model.

Thomas - I got the speakers today and have everything setup. I am absolutely floored by them. The bass is perfect to my taste - punchy and accurate. there was more than I was expecting (which I'm happy about). I don't have a ton of speaker experience, but I have listened to many high end headphones. I can't believe how real everything sounds with these speakers. Having a fantastic time, your review was spot on. Take care!

Thanks for the review. Just ordered a pair for a price I couldn't refuse.

would love your take on Q acoustics concept 20 and of course, the concept 500! love your reviews. thanks!

Excellent review....waiting on mine this week & will be pairing them with a Denon PMA 600 NE Amp....70 WPC@4ohms....55WPC @6 ohms

I have just bought these Elec 6.2,s and i have to say they have blown me away with the sound, and for the money they are exceptional value, I'm a very happy bunny

Now $300 a pair list. Black Friday half-price - $149 at Audio Advisor, Crutchfield and more. No shipping or tax. A bargain at $75 each. Unlike the UB5 at $500 list, Black Friday $349, which has smaller woofer and rear port which makes the Debut better for shelf mounting. I bought 4 for $300. I like more treble so I use an EQ and they sound really good.

Hi Everyone, I mentioned that i was going to do some test with entry level integrated amp but I recently sold it and did not have the time to do it. Sound Demo : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZumhrl0qarKp6s.html

hi there , I have them and they sound amazing, i have a Cambridge Topaz 20 , Bluesound Node 2, and a Project Debut Carbon turntable.

This was a great review, very helpful to make a decision, thank you.

Just ordered these! Can’t wait! Thanks for the video 👍🏻

Excellent review!

Detailed and informative as usual

Thanks Thomas, I enjoy watching your candid and thoughtful videos. I have a suggestion too. Consider reviewing classic audio, I like to get legacy pieces and review them myself. I picked up a Hafler DH-220 power amp from offerUp and it's crazy good. I like it better than my CJ and Threshold amps....Just a thought! Peace.

This was a great, thorough review. I think I need to grab a pair!

I bought these speakers 2 months ago, hooked them to my Pioneer stereo receiver SX-10AE with specs less than .08% total harmonic distortion and made them my front speakers. Now that break-in period is over, it leaves me wanting for more dynamic sound that I expect to hear after a month of break-in. The tweeters are amazing, so clear I can hear cling clang sound and littlest sound details of instruments that seems like I'm watching the symphony orchestra perform right on the stage. The voices from the mid range stands out, its clarity is well defined but you are right I hear a micro distortion like a sandpaper sound when I raise the volume to high mid level. I play vinyl records of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Johnnie Mathis on my Audio Technica WN40 turntable, yes, I do hear the distortion, but I don't get bothered by it because I describe it as a reverb sound included in their recording. Not really sure if it 's coming from my receiver or my turntable or speaker. The base is clear very best appreciated when played at low volume but when played at a high mid volume that leaves me wanting for more dynamic hifi sound of the base. From my own listening point of view I rate these speakers at 4 stars. As a result I will move these speakers from the front to the back end and put back my Polk Audio S15 to the front. Oh BTW these speakers are awesome - I rate it at 5 stars.

Thank you for your review very nice

Same experience. When I first heard them, I was blown away!

Thomas thanks for your great/honest reviews. I have decided to get Debut 6.2, and based on your advice and Audiophiliac, i need about 150w/ch amp @ 4 Ohm and a proper preamp. What front end setups you suggest for say $200, $300, $400. ( What did your mysterious friend with 2 phd's in use to drive this). Im from Montreal and would be happy to look for used setups as well on Kijiji or ebay. Thanks again

Hi, Thomas I am a big follower of your videos. The way I describe These Elacs is "Giant Killers" . They don't look refined, but they sound refined. I used to play with highly modified 4x4's doing offorading and there was a car, the Suzuki Samurai that was only 1,500 to 3,000 USD and with min modifications. It did better offoroad than way more expensive trucks, Jeeps, land Rovers, Toyotas and Hummers. That's the same way I see these Elacs, they outclass way more expensive speakers. I see some negative comments once in a while from people that probably got cheated by buying way more expensive speakers! ;))

Thank you for so refinedly honest and considerate review! I'm new to the audiophiliac community. Could you give me an advice about what to look for when getting the cables for these ones without breaking the bank while doing the justice to the sonic potential of B6.2? Also, what amplifier could you suggest checking out that would pair up well with these speakers? The one being on the budget but without real caveats.

Awesome review! Really loved it... Please also review the Wharfedale Diamond 225 Bookshelf speakers as they were highly recommended by Stereophile last year in 2017 as the best budget Bookshelf speakers! Would love to see how they perform in compare to the ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2! 😊

A very fair review Thomas . In the beginning i thought you did't like them that you were going to slate them. But after watching all the video i realised you just love sounds , And you probably have a good ear for quality sounds. So yes i can see were you are coming from. Still a very well portrayed video. many thanks Gerald south wales UK

Thank you so much for reviewing an affordable pair of speakers. I do have a decent pair of floorstanding speakers with ribbon tweeters, amt midrange 3 woofers ( two eight and one ten inches) etc... but i am also always looking around for a pair of bookshelf speakers for my desktop computer. These days I am spending a lot more time on my desktop computer watching youtube channels like yours rather than listening to my full audio "grade" setup in my living room.

GR Research took off the screen mesh and it improved the distortion a easy fix .. great review on them there. thx for yours. im sending for sale now 259.00 awsome !

Thank you for your review. I have heard that “micro-distortion” in other speakers. I think it has quite a bit more to do with the recording instead of the speakers (and amplifier).

I’m wondering why they didn’t time align the drivers. Good review by the way. Thank you sir.

amazing review

Cool thank you Thomas. Compared to towers or much higher priced gear it's a little easier to push smaller speakers to their max. Possibly just being use to a certain volume or even the efficiency differences., Luckily with those amps. very little concern of clipping. Glad to hear you're surprised. Andrew Jones is a great designer. Plus most of his products are highly regarded all around Cheers.

Listen to them today in the Best Buy Magnolia Sound Room I was blown away I have to say I was blown away and I have to agree with you 100% the vocal clarity is absolutely amazing like the singer is in the room with you and there is pretty decent bass on them to you cannot go wrong for $299

Can't wait for the normal system review! I've just started getting into the budget audiophile bandwagon with an emotiva basx a-100, ifi nano dsd black, and a pair of Polk rti4 bookshelves. I'm curious if the elac b6.2 would be a worthy upgrade from the rti4s.

thanks for value review

I've heard the same distortion when cranking up the volume. It comes from the cheap parts in the crossover. I replaced all the capacitors and resistor and changed the internal wire buy ofc and ofc/silver for the tweeter. The distortion is gone. The bass has more definition and the sibilance is gone too. The top end is silky smooth. The drivers on this speakers are amazing. The voice is even cleaner. I'm using them with the Atoll In30 and a chord mojo as a dac.

Thanks Thomas. Another great video! You've really got me thinking about Elac speakers. I need to find somewhere that has some I can listen to. I don't think these would be the ones exactly, but maybe the Uni-Fi's would do. As I like a warmer sound. Either way. The review was very much appreciated. Hope all is well in your life. Best wishes to you, and yours.

Excellent review. Please make a sound demo. Preferably against KEF LS50 and Klipsch RP600M or ELAC Uni-Fi UB5

Love your reviews. Which one is meet the audiophile level triangle borea br03 or Debut 2.0 B6.2 ?

Great review

Hello Thomas, I own a Denon AVR-1713E3 receiver. Would this receiver be good enough to run these speakers? Thank you for you time and I hope to hear from you soon!

Thanks for an excellent and balanced review.

its the wire mesh grill that's the problem, one reviers manage to remove it and it had a positive effect. look it up and see how it works out for you.

hi Thomas this review on the Elac everything was great ,just one thing missing , most of us preferred an audition please , we really looking forward to this !

Great review. Impressive speakers it seems. Question: Could I these be driven well enough with only a 50 watt Yamaha stereo reciever? It eould be for my friends very small studio apartment and she doesn't play music very loudly. I want to give them...and the budget Yamaha reciever...to her for Christmas. Thank you for any feedback.

Dear Thomas, you make exceptional video. You may not have this question before. How high from the floor can you place these speakers? Could I place one speaker on either side of a TV on chests about 4 ft. tall?

High Thomas I've been looking at the elac floor standing with the ufi-driver they have them on Amazon for $999.00 a pair I'm gonna have to take a risk because of course there no shop around me that I can Actually listen to them and thats kinda my price that I can afford or that's all the money I want to spend on speakers at the moment....I really appreciate the fantastic review you did on this video keep up the great work when I get these elac I'll be back to tell you my thoughts on the floorstanding elac I should have them in 2 more weeks!!! Again keep up the great work your fantastic at reviewing and your choices of what your reviewing are great choices!!!! Its good to no that theres a affable Reasonably priced pair of speakers that Actually sound good!!!

Hello Thomas Great review all your reviews are honest and great.Can you plz review Adante AS-61 bookshelf and also compare it with the other speakers in that ctegory that will be great. Thnx

I'm building an audiophile setup as a beginner, and I've narrowed down my speaker choice to these and the Klipsch rp-500m. I assume the obvious choice is the Klipsch, but I keep seeing these pop up. What's your choice? One of these two , or perhaps something else?

Great review. Thank you! BTW, which one you can advice? this ones or Heco Victa Prime 302?

As mentioned before I have these speakers but in walnut color and hard to come by! Very rich looking! I have them driven by a Naim Nait 5si 60 watt integrated amp. My front end is an Arcam Ir dac using Kimber Silver Streak interconnects with Naim NACA A5 speaker cables sitting on 20" Pangea speaker stands. They sizzle! I think you can get every last note, etc when paring with a high current amp! Ultimately you can pair very inexpensive speakers with high quality amps and a get great sounding experience! But for me its always the amp first, speakers second!

I come from the Logitech Z625. It is thumpy and loud. Voices sound like the singer has cupped his mouth while singing. I just bought the Elac B6.2 along with the Denon AVR-X250BT receiver. This is my first foray into a good quality music setup. Can't wait until Saturday !!

Pairing the MC452 to these affordable Elac, that is something i would totally do. I started my audiophile journey back in the days when people in audio forums were talking about building a system by choosing the amplifier first. Back then I thought that was insane. Sound comes form the speaker and that should be where I should start building my system around. Laws of physics! But after going through so many different brands of speakers, I wish that I started picking a good amplifier first.

My first step into audiophile sound was powered monitors. I had a pair of Edifier S1000DBs and a pair of JBL LSR305s. Both still really excellent values. So I started out a bit underwhelmed by these speakers but they were basically a "safe bet" placeholder I could build up a component system around. I wanted to build a setup to support much higher dollar speakers(~$1000+) in the future after I had time to trial a few pairs. However, as I added components the B6.2s came into their own. Especially when I got my Schiit Bifrost 2/Lokius/Jotunheim 2 stack and a NAD C316 amplifier which is super overkill for them. In the end, I liked them so much I ended up matching my system to support them instead of them being a stand-in for something better. After removing the super restrictive grills and adding a subwoofer, they're easily enough to satisfy my audio needs. Their transparency and clarity was awesome for picking out my components BTW. I've got maybe ~$2000 in gear supporting a $400 set of speakers and I don't want to give them up now, lol. Trickle down technology works out sometimes. And yes, the grills are very restrictive on these particular speakers and Alex Jones himself says he voices his speakers without them. You can hear the difference immediately just moving the grill back and forth over the speaker face. The already grilled tweeter is pretty telling as to the intended design of the speaker. The walnut versions look fantastic with the grill removed BTW. For the money there definitely isn't anything better, and I'd argue they compete pretty well above their price point. I'd be considering these vs a $500-600 pair of speakers as well.

Hi Thomas, great review. Wondering if these might be considered to replace my older Monitor Audio GS10’s. (Book shelf) Currently using a Emotiva XPA200 as front end, Emotiva preamp, older Arcam CD73 CD player, Mac Mini streaming mostly FLAC

What budget integrated amp do you think would be good to run the elac debut?

A D makes some great for the money speakers love his stuff sounds good and is affordable

Rarely see reviews and comparisons of vintage speakers with newer ones. Would love to hear your opinion on jbl l1 bookshelf compared to modern speakers like elac etc. Pair of Used jbl l1 can be found for around $300.

Got mine for $150 U.S. dollars. Excellent deal on great speakers!

Thank you for the technical as well as personal review. Could you please provide a follow up with some listening material, i.e. jazz, rock, acoustic, etc with the Arcam all in one vs 300 watts say from McIntosh for example? I have a simple set up with Naim Nait 5si, Arcam IR Dac, using Kimber Kable throughout my system with older PMC speakers but want to have a smaller bedroom system.

Dunno why, but these speakers are currently (Nov. 18, 2018) on sale everywhere (in the US) for a ludicrous $150/pair. I wasn't shopping for speakers but, at this price, who can resist? My just-purchased pair is now ready for pick up at my local Bestbuy.

8:45 I hear imperfections in some audio tracks with my B6's. These imperfections stand out or even disappear depending on the source/quality. The only thing about these imperfections that bother me are static, crackles, pops, and other similar sounds that are usually subtle background sounds with other speakers, but tend to stand out with the B6. I've heard some relate it to studio monitor speakers, but the closest I can relate it to would be electrostatic speakers except not to that extreme. I feel it's more the recording than the speakers. I'm extremely impressed with them no matter what type of music I listen to, and whether it be quiet or loud. Definitely my bargain of the century!

A Pathos preamp into a Mcintosh amp. These are top caliber equipment. I think any decent bookshelf speakers out there would sound great.

So these are for anyone who does not want to spend $10,000 on a set of speakers, that means 99% of the population. What is bad for you, is once you hear something bad, YOU ALWAYS HEAR IT. The average person will not as you have a trained ear. I do not even know what MICRO-DISTORTION is!! GREAT REVIEW you are honest and have me convinced to buy them, even though I am not in the market for speakers. I am especially confident I will like them, and not expect them to be the last speaker I buy, but good enough for me in my bedroom. They seem to get most things right. THANKS

Thanks love your review of these o by the way they sell for 244.00 on Amazon brand new

Can you please compare that to "Monitor Audio Bronze 2" ? They have exactly the same price and also known for clarity. They say that it's one of the best speakers in relation to price ratio. I'm thorn between this 2 speakers for starting audiophile. Your opinion would save me a lot of money at the long run. Thanks

Just wondering, is there any plan to discuss Dali Spektor 2? Btw, excellent channel.

Hello Sir. Is the Elac's B6.2, as a part of the 'Ps Audio' bundle offer, 999US$ Retailed (with the Spruce100 versatile digital int.amp & cables) is really may consider as 'Budget Hi-End grade' setup ? My current setup is the Mistral Audio(Napa Acoustic brand in the US: MM-6 hyb.int.amp with internal usb dac + the Reg-565 floorstanders).. thank's!!

I'm looking at ECLARO by HT Omega, I'm also optical out to my DC-1 by Emotiva to airmotiv6. Thinking bettering original source may make a difference in sound. But am I wasting my time? Talk to me. Thanks man.

Hi Thomas, can I ask your opinion on pairing these speakers with Marantz pm6006? You mentioned that they are not easy to drive. Would pm6006 be good enough? Appreciate your opinion. Thanks.

how they compared against the Buchardt S300 or S400?

Try those new Klipsch bookshelves Guttenberg just gave speaker of the year. I’m curious if they would be a good match for my vintage flea watt amp. Would love your opinion.

I wish I could like many times. It seems like you would not have a problem suggesting these to anyone looking for speakers under 1000. I look forward to your comparison with ls50 and dynaudio. Are they significantly better for 2x or 3x the money ?

Thanks so much for this review. I'v been watching your videos and its really helpful to get your perspective given that you frequently listen intimately to "high-end" gear and can provide a unique perspective on "budget" speakers. This is really from the left field, but on a different youtube channel (zero fidelity) reviewed the Sony CORE SS-CS5 ($120 a pair) speakers enthusiastically and agreed with one of the reviewers who shared this: "Interesting review ....in the past 3 years I’ve owned the Pioneer (BS22’s) and Elac Debut 5’s,6’s and UB5 ....and for the last month a pair of these Sony bad boys. There is definitely something special going on with a bizarrely huge soundstage and spooky imaging emanating from these cheap looking Sony boxes...I prefer them even to the UB5 which has better bass albeit a tad slower but cannot match the top end clarity of the Sony or those crazy imaging properties Sony designed into the SS CS5.....great fun !" I'm wondering if you had any thoughts about it or would consider reviewing it? Sounds almost too good to be true, a $100 pair of sony speakers, better than Elacs? Just trying to make sense of it all !

You should review the JBL Studio 530. JBL has recently brought back the studio 5 line and have not really got the credit they deserve.

Nice review keep it up you must try to buy Monitor Audio bronze 2 bookshelf the they are mazing the got good quality sound comes out of them but I will say if you buy them you must give them chance to break them in for few days they will deliver what you looking for

nice review....will be good to incorporate a few sound demos

Excellent and detail review.

So these would play better in a large room compared to the ub5's? I really like the idea of a 3way bookshelf and center for my fronts.

hi Thomas. you are right, this speakers has micro distortion on treble, i have a new pair, bought last week , for certain music, example: James Black, i felt sometimes a distortion when the highs are very pronounced. But They are a awesome speakers, not for the price, but they really exceptional , more transparent, more tridimensional than Kef Ls50 and i hope with more time the bass improve.

Hey Thomas, Really love your channel. Very informative. Wanted to get the Elac debut 2.0 B6 but I don't know which DAC and Pre-Amp to get to run it. Definitely not expensive gear but affordable for a normal guy like me. Thanks will appreciate your feedback.

Can you tell me what Canton model that is behind the Elac? I just picked up a set of the Vento Reference DC and they are very nice.

I am replacing my center channel and was wondering how this would pair with my front (Wharfedale Valdus 400SE) speakers. Amp is an AVR, Onkyo NR7100 is a 5.1 configuration.

I like this review!