On tracks such as Khalid’s Better and Lany’s I f You See Her, the bass impact of the B6.2 somehow did not stir me in quite the same way as the B6. While the bass on the B6.2 opened up considerably and became fuller in body, to my ears, it remained unmatched to its predecessor. I found it easy to appreciate Wonder’s vocals and deftness on the harmonica via the B6.2, which was just involving as it accompanied Sandoval’s arrangements. There’s wonderful body to the whole arrangement, with percussions having texture and layered nicely together. I could feel the sense of ease and lightness of touch in Arturo Sandoval’s trumpet on the track People, which also features Stevie Wonder on vocals and harmonica. These speakers really get to the heart of the music. The B6.2 definitely requires considerable run-in time to sound its best and one will be rewarded for doing do. I gave the speakers more time to run in over the next couple of weeks before doing some serious listening.Īnd thankfully, the speakers bloomed – in bass and across the board, but only after hitting the 150-hour mark. I wasn’t expecting the B6.2’s bass performance to be altered considerably from the B6 as that was one of the older model’s strengths. Vocals sounded more pronounced and there was just so much more clarity in the upper range, whether it was music or movie playback.īut what caught my attention was the bass – and the lack of it. During my initial listening session, there was an immediate noticeable difference in the midrange and high frequencies compared with the resident Debut B6. The review pair had about 20 hours clocked in. For serious listening, I used lossless (FLAC) tracks played back via foobar2000 with the Mojo functioning as the DAC. The primary daily driver was Spotify Premium (16-bit/48kHz) fed via optical cable into the Chord Mojo, which then feeds into the Rega Elex over a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The review units were placed on 24-inch stands about two meters apart with the TV in between, slightly toed in at about 20 degrees towards the listening position and about two feet from the back wall. Overall build quality, fit and finish are very good. To me, it would not hurt to have a few colour options on the cards as I feel black can be a tad bland. It is equipped with a pair of speaker terminals and comes in one finish only – black ash vinyl. Maximum power handling is 120 watts while frequency response comes in at 44-35,000Hz. The B6.2’s sensitivity is rated at 87dB and nominal impedance is six ohms. This makes placement against walls or bookshelves much easier. The thick MDF cabinet enclosures are now slightly larger at 375 x 195 x 268mm (h/w/d), and internally braced for greater stiffness and strength.Īnother change is the relocation of the dual flared bass port, which is now in front. The B6.2 also uses a new 6.5-inch woven Aramid-fibre woofer with a revised cone shape that is said to offer greater stiffness and damping, resulting in a smoother, extended low-frequency response. ELAC says the waveguide improves directivity control and eliminates the diffraction modes inherent in traditional box enclosures. The B6.2 features a new one-inch silk-dome tweeter with a wide dispersion waveguide that can produce a response of up to 35,000Hz, much higher than the 20,000Hz on the first-generation model. Having recently reviewed the Dali Oberon 3, it only seemed logical to get my hands on the B6.2 and hear how it pits against the competition.ĮLAC says everything about the Debut 2.0 series has been improved, including completely redesigned custom drivers that deliver greater accuracy, and stronger cabinets for higher resolution and freedom from resonances. There are seven models in the Debut 2.0 lineup and the B6.2 sits just below the ELAC F5.2 floorstander. IT was back in August 2016 that ELAC’s first-generation Debut B6 made its “debut” here in in 2018, the company revised the range with the Debut 2.0 series. – Bass not as extended compared with Debut B6 comes in only one colour. + An honest, musical all-round standmount speaker re-designed drivers deliver highly improved mid-range and high frequencies easy to drive and place.
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