elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review

#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review drivers
#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review driver
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#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review series

It’s not a criticism when we say that some rivals offer a fuller presentation – in fact, some rivals can offer more in most regards.

#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review drivers

The main drivers use Aramid fibre for greater stiffness, resulting in a transparent sound with plenty of detail and dynamic expression. They really are brilliant performers for the money, offering a mature and sophisticated sound that belies their low price.īuild quality is solid enough and they're unfussy when it comes to positioning. If you're a tight budget, the Elac Debut 2.0 F5.2 are a great option.

#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review full

Read the full Q Acoustics 5040 review The best budget floorstanding speakers When partnered with care they deliver a wonderfully expressive and insightful performance that’s class-leading at this premium level. Q Acoustics 5040 are even-handed performers that simply step out of the way of the music and let songs shine. Tonally, these floorstanders sit just on the lean side of neutral, but not so far as to cause issues. We like the way these towers always sound composed and controlled, and that sense of organization doesn’t falter when the music becomes demanding. It's a spacious, well-focused sound with impressive stereo imaging. Match them with more refined partnering electronics (these speakers can be rather transparent, impressively so), and the 5040 sound wonderfully clear and precise, with ample agility and grip to deliver a sense of great fun. Q Acoustics' previous efforts have tended to be unfussy, but these 5040s need a bit more care with positioning and partnering equipment.

#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review driver

This new driver has a geometry that Q Acoustics claims to combine the rigidity advantages of a standard conical cone profile with the high-frequency break-up characteristics of a more flared design. New to the range is the Continuous Curved Cone design for the mid/bass drivers. The solid and well-made 5040 is the smaller of the two floorstanders in the range and should fit neatly into most rooms.

#Elac debut 2.0 f5.2 tower speaker review series

Q Acoustics' 5000 series sits in between the budget 3000 series and the premium Concept range. There will be many suitors for a character such as that, but at this price, Elac seems one of the few companies that can do it with such aplomb.Not as forgiving as previous Q Acoustics models Some may prefer the slightly more excitable nature of Fyne Audio’s F303s, for example, which is echoed further up the chain by speakers such as B&W’s 603s.īut this is in many ways a more mature, honest presentation – neither sucking the life out of a piece, nor exaggerating it. It can sound warm and full when asked, but it is those sharp jabs that are most impressive these towers are agile enough to dip down low with little notice and still hold their head further up the register.

Thanks to their multiple reflex ports and three-way driver configuration, these Elacs can go low, but there is bass clarity beyond the grasp of most floorstanders at this price. Most impressive is the F5.2s’ bass response. Snappy timing and an expressive range of dynamics helps lock in rhythms, and while these speakers don’t perhaps throw the music at the listener as much as lay it before them, it’d be wrong to say they lack punch. Plenty of speakers can dig impressive levels of detail out of a recording, but what helps Elac stand apart here is that the F5.2s are also full of life. It’s a generally airy presentation, but nothing feels detached, as if it doesn’t belong to the whole.

Strong organisation ties instruments together, particularly as each is given its own little space in which to dance. It is a spacious soundstage too, without losing focus.