Andrew Jones / Elac

aevans · « **Reply #140 on:** 11 Sep 2016, 08:54 pm »

92dB at 1 meter is pretty loud, but not too loud for a home theater speaker in a large room. Also, the midrange driver was probably only putting out about 75dB when it started having problems because I was testing with music. Music is usually 15-20dB elevated in the bass range. I could have turned it up more, but I stopped twisting the knob when the speaker started to sound bad.

wushuliu · « **Reply #141 on:** 11 Sep 2016, 08:57 pm »

The noaudiophile review was not very positive for the ub5.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #142 on:** 11 Sep 2016, 10:14 pm »

Quote from: wushuliu on 11 Sep 2016, 08:57 pm

The noaudiophile review was not very positive for the ub5.

Yeah, I was surprised to read that, but it seems that it's good at lower levels but falls apart above 92 dB. Too bad he didn't try what he did with the JBL LSR 308s which apparently were transformed when used with his subs.

OzarkTom · « **Reply #143 on:** 21 Sep 2016, 02:24 am »

Used B6's on Craigslist.

$275 with stands-http://newhaven.craigslist.org/ele/5777730357.html

ELAC DEBUT B6 SPEAKERS - $240 New-http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ele/5765590219.html

mr haney · « **Reply #144 on:** 21 Sep 2016, 04:03 pm »

I bought a pair of the Elac ub5. I have no issues with them. Mids and highs are good, bass is a little lacking. I will need a sub with these for my likes. Speakers do disappear rather well. I have not had them to fall apart but I have not really played them very loud either. I also have a pair of av123 xls encore and they are excellent speakers. At the original price of $199.00, I think they beat of the Elacs at $399.00. I will be conpairing them more in days to come.

roscoeiii · « **Reply #145 on:** 21 Sep 2016, 06:07 pm »

Quote from: Russell Dawkins on 11 Sep 2016, 10:14 pm

Yeah, I was surprised to read that, but it seems that it's good at lower levels but falls apart above 92 dB. Too bad he didn't try what he did with the JBL LSR 308s which apparently were transformed when used with his subs.

I was a bit surprised to hear that and am curious if other folks had this experience with them. When they were being demoed by Andrew Jones at AXPONA, he made a point of cranking them up with difficult music and they sounded great.