Elac Debut Reference DBR62 Speaker Review ! - Best of the best? 

My poor boy it does not matter what you wear you look great in it put a potato sack on I guess you'll turn a lot of heads LOL🥰😍🥰

Nah makes you look industrious and hard working

The Next Best Thing Studio you are very cute

I literally LOL'd when I read this! Thanks man, I needed that!

@@JosephTongret Thanks Joseph. We all need a little pick me up at the moment. Stay safe my friend. Love to you and yours.

Which RELs do you have? I have a pair of T7is using tube monos and BR03 speakers which go so well together with tube amplifiers.

Yes , that is a wonderful question. U can lock the sub at 80hz but spekers will still be full range. Im I missing something?

You can pay 5x for pretty boxes that sound like elac dbr62's. They are now $700. They are pretty enough at that price.

thanks man !

I have the same habit to all the channels I sub too.

I have that same Parasound setup. I’ve just ordered these. Hoping I’ll like them. Moving into a smaller listening room, so these look like they’ll fit the bill.

I agree. I like Kef, but the elac are just better.

What amplifier are you using for the kef?

@@giladkingsley Using Roksan K3 amp.

Thats really interesting, i have just ordered a pair of these as im finding my ls50's too bright!

I think so too.

in the description

I'm considering the DBR62 and the Unifi UB52, two years on. What did you get in the end? (and we're you happy with it?)

@@sdrtcacgnrjrc hello! wow... a long time has gone by! i bought the Uni-fi UB5 which i still have. they are absolutely phenomenal speakers IF and only IF you have the power to make them sing. Currently they are being powered by a Cambridge Audio CXA81 and they sound sublime! way way better than with the IOTA. I also should mention I thought about replacing the Elacs with a pair of Revel Concerta2 M16 and a pair of Elac Carinas (both models considerably more expensive than the Elacs Uni-fi). well... I ended returning the Revel Concerta and re-selling the Elac carinas. The Elac Uni-fi are a way more honest speaker; beautiful wide soundstage, refined sound really. Revels, too bass boomy and the Carinas were great with transient attack, but too dry, fast decay for my taste, robbing them depth. good luck with your search!

@@themastroiannis many thanks !!

much appreciated sir

Hi Brad maybe I can help you alittle. My friend and I both bought the reference series he has the bookshelves and I have the floor stands. The midways and highs are identical. The floor stands have way more base because they are a three-way design it has two small 1 inch ports at the back of the speaker as well as a slotted port in the front. We try them in a room size 12 feet wide and 24 feet long .The floor stands sounded much more fuller In the room at the same sound level as the bookshelf speakers' so if you want more base and have a big room I would recommend the floor stands. Hope that helps you.

John W. Graovac Thanks John for the info - very helpful!

@@johnw.graovac8030 Thanks man. I've not heard them but I have a NAD 390DD which is a class d and and could do with a little bit more warmth. It also has a shedload of power down even to 3ohms. Which i think these will appreciate. I love the finish and the price!

@@jondonnelly4831The elac speakers are 86 decibels into 6 ohms. So you will have no problems driving them. I'm using Onkyo 9070 which has 75 watts a side and I have no problems driving them.

@@johnw.graovac8030 86 ohms is really difficult to drive (I would imagine). I am not sure anybody even produces such ;-)

I think I like these better than my Q100s. They seem to run out of steam at higher listening levels where the Elacs can handle a lot more power and volume.

I think the price difference is definitely justified. Even just based off the looks alone...

For me, coming from the 6.2's, it was absolutely worth it (although I found a used pair on ebay for $450). It was actually more of a difference than I thought it would be, considering the drivers are the same etc. To me it's like a totally different speaker - warmer, smoother, more refined, more bass. It's a little bit more laid back the the 6.2's which are forward in the mid/vocal range. Vocals may seem a little more recessed with the DBR62s, but I kind of like that as the overall presentation is smoother and natural.

Uni-Fi 2.0 is anything but neutral tbh. Unacceptably weak above 1.5khz-- very anemic vocals in music and movies. DBR62 and Polk R200 are two of the best

I just bought the DBR62 and they surprise me more and more each day based on the music I play. Based on previous videos I tested these bass tracks per Jay's experience as follows. Bass: night train christian McBride Bass: flight of the cosmic hippo flecstones Also by bela fleck Bass : limit to your love james blake Bass : Hot Spade oh Joon Sung I have a JTR HT118 sub for movies that goes down to 11Hz. Edge of Tomorrow opening scene. 😖 Anyway these speakers with a fairly decent to strong amplifier will reward you. I have a unison research unico hybrid amp. Solid state for power and the preamp is tube. It goes over 100 watts easily at 6 or 4 ohms. With out a sub mind you these speakers somehow pressurized my room with bass. And my room is not small. My living room is an open floor plan leading to the dining room and kitchen. The bass was pretty unbelievable at mid to high volume levels. The review was spot on in regard to higher components bringing the potential of these speakers out. I'm sure these speakers do with a variety of amps, but just keep in mind they may have another level with quality amps or integrated amps. I'm now in search for a Dac in the $300] to $600 range. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Have an eye on the bluesound node 2i. Ray Charles, Tonny Bennet and Frank Sinatra sounded so natural when listening. I was streaming through Tidal Hifi. Will be looking to DSD and MQA soon.

@@swiftraider759 I finally got the DBR62s and agree with most of what you said. To answer my original question, yes these DBR62s have noticeably stronger perceived bass output than the 6.2's and an overall fuller and warmer voicing. They sound equally good with my 125wpc modern class D amp and my 10 wpc (yes 10wpc!) vintage Pioneer. Excellent all-round speakers with a very refined yet muscular sound. Buttery smooth yet never veiled.

i want to know, too!

Me too ...!

wow. thats a deal

It was industry wide. Audio Advisor ran out so I bought a pair from Crutchfield. Maybe the Reference will go on sale.

These will be a good match for any amp with plenty of juice and low distortion.

I gotta say that you entirely miss the point. Everyone has different preferences. I often find myself buying the wrong product because my tastes don't align with the reviewer's. The danger with online shopping is that you can't try the products before purchasing. So buying the right set is a journey of buying stuff you later regret until you're content with what you have. Even if Klipsch, Triangle and ELAC always seem to get the hype these days, they're very distinct from one another. So choosing a winner is subjective. And there are definitely other options that you'll overlook as reviewers are not sponsored to talk about them. I mean, isn't it suspicious that most audio review channels talk about the same products? Think about that...

Dbr62 for long term listening. Bro3 more fatiguing. Just what I've heard.

@@kaufmanat1 thanks 😊

Hi !! If Audiolab pairing is better, do you think 6000A being just 50W/C, was it able to drive DBR 62 being 86dB, Imp being 6 Ohms ?

My hybrid tube 35 wpc drives elacs fantastimundo.

Same boat... let me know if you get some info on this.

Murlidher Anjana : I purchased a white one to go with my fronts. I will update you when I get it set up and tested. I have to wall mount my tv before I have room to install it.

@@quikspecv4d thanks, let me know what are your fronts. Mine is F6.2 running with c5.2 elac's

Also interested on you're impressions for the Center channel.

So I got it set up and listened for a bit. First impression is that it matches the bookshelves well. It does not go quite as low as them though, but close. Voices seem slightly better. Probably due to having two 5 1/4” drivers instead of a single 6”. I definitely recommend.

was using a rel subwoofer

60 Hz or 80 Hz?

As long as you're 8-12ft away it'll be fine. Any closer is going to chop up the phantom center, in which case-- move them closer together correspondingly.

@@slofty How do you mean it will ‘chop up’ the phantom centre?

@@BOBBY1976100 The sense that a voice is in the middle. By 'chop up' I mean that imaging quality is lessened.

@@slofty The vocals are dead centre, but often feel ‘above’ the music somehow. Not sure if that’s how the speakers are designed though.

@@BOBBY1976100 That's typical of a well-designed loudspeaker-- it's accurately reproducing the music as it was mixed/mastered. What you're hearing in vocals that "image" like that is typically due to saturation, a beloved technique in the studio that purposely adds harmonic distortion for presence, among other things. Try cranking Brubeck's "Take Five." It's one of my favorites on a good pair of 'shelves. That was recorded with two mics, one behind Joe and the other near Dave. Wonderful dynamics for its age. You should forget the speakers are there. Bliss!

Black sounds better!!!!! Not really.

I actually like the Grey cover. Its classy and matches some furniture. I listen with the grills off however.

I agree that the price points are confusing. I had the Uni-fi UB5 before, but not heard these new Debut Reference yet. JoeNTell did a review recently and put the new Debut Reference ahead of the UB5 on his speaker leaderboard, though he said it was close. padlet.com/joentell/leaderboard

The UB 5 is getting old. It needs a rear port and a better woofer. I think Jones will upgrade the UB5 very soon.

Thats y i have bose 301 since 15 years. Lol

French origin word.

@@hughn1 I was going to say the same. Jay, you need to brush up your very basic French, eh!

What happened ?

not a rave, just passionate about good products. If you listen to what I am saying; you can see if the speakers are something you would like or not like. I also have a complete comparison coming up so that should answer your question even better. rock on !

@@Jayiyagi I already have the BR03. However the sound artists look intriguing as do the triangle comete ez.

@@amb3cog Already own BR03s! Still I'm interested in the sound artists and the triangle comete ez. Not much in theses ELACs. I have tube monos, two rel subs. Vinyl centered front end, use streaming for non critical listening. The BR03s are great especially supported by subs. Wondering whether the comete ez will take performance to a yet higher level as it is very similar except for a supposedly higher res tweeter.

No, I highly doubt that. Most of the audible differences usually come from the speakers themselves, as they are by far the weakest link of the audio chain.

Or the rel difference, ha.

Consider the source. Pun intended.

haha. yes.... I butcher names....

@@joanfrederick9176 Some other audio reviewers on RU-vid say anyways when they transition - it's anyway, the transition is a singular occurrence.

Is it true debut doesn't sound with the t consonant?

@@DarkPa1adin yes, daybyoo. It's a word of French origin.

Its ok the french suck anyway...