expiredartrickwo posted Sep 15, 2023 03:48 PM
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expiredartrickwo posted Sep 15, 2023 03:48 PM
ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers (Pair)
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Limited-time deal: ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers by Andrew Jones - Pair - Black https://a.co/d/cFlRWP6
Comparison of the two:
https://speakerdecision
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https://www.spinorama.o
Anyway.
So just padding the tweeter down will not ensure a good blend in the responce where the woofer and tweeter over lap. It might require a re-work and several components. In a ultra budget (for hifi) price zone $1 or $2 extra can be a no go. Also at this $ point many will not toe in, so therefore a hot tweeter can be approriate to the design. All the Spinorama notes are based on reccomendations for toe in directly on tweeter.
In any case the response can generally be re-tailored with PEQ, so go for it. If you don't have PEQ and want flatter measured responce then look elsewhere.
I have tested this speaker extensively and with or without PEQ it is very, very decent, yet nothing will make it sound like a top teir $1k speaker. It just doesn't have the midrange clarity and the tweeter is not particularlly refined. Hard things to address with typical measurements (even Klipple) however give a listen.
Limited-time deal: ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers by Andrew Jones - Pair - Black https://a.co/d/cFlRWP6
Comparison of the two:
https://speakerdecision
Both sound good for the money and good enough for 80% of people and maybe 99% of Slickdealers.(they will not be good enough for folks who want exteremly high performance and or have large spaces to fill at higher volumes)
In the farfield(away from the speakers more than 4 feet) and roughtly level with the tweeter I think it is a toss up.
In the near field(closer than 4ft) the coaxial driver of the UB5 is better choice as it has better verticle responce, meaning if you are not on verticel axis with the tweeter the sound is more neutral vs the 5.2 which can develope a suckout if you move around due to comb filtering between the drivers. Same for the farfield if you plan to move around while listening or have the tweeter above or below your ears by more than a 1ft, 1.5ft or so depending on distance. (5degree angle max)
This effect is not a problem horizontally, just vertically. You do not need to be on axis horizontally with either set, though the responce does change a small amount as you move off horizontal axis -especially in very high highs.
Both sets also have Klipple data published so for those who want to, PEQ can be used reasonably
correctly and as such both can offer very good additional performance.
UB5(slim version tested, likley very/extremely similar)https://www.spinorama.o
5.2 https://www.spinorama.o
https://www.amazon.com/KEF-Q150-B...374b3&th=1
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ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 have minimum EPDR (Equivalent Peak Dissipation Resistance) of 2.6 ohm, which is not bad (lower EPDR --> needs better amps). For example, my Klipsch RP-500M II has min. EPDR of 1.8ohm, quite difficult.
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