ELAC Debut B5.2

Opening our group, these $549 slim German-designed standmounts serve up music and detail beyond their price.

As we’re running our group in ascending price order, our first two standmounter pairs show how much can be achieved with a relatively modest outlay. And they’re hardly budget brands – Germany’s Electroacustic GmbH has been dealing in sound delivery (originally sonar) since 1926, making hi-fi electronics through the golden age of hi-fi, and speakers since the 1980s. It recently celebrated its 95th anniversary. No newcomer then! The.2 in the name here indicates the recent 2.0 update of the company’s Debut speaker range, which changed pretty much everything. They’re now taller (34cm), thinner (18cm) and deeper (23cm) in an aim to look smarter, less visually obtrusive, more modern. The 13cm mid/bass unit uses a new blend of aramid fibres for the cone, and a revised shape to improve stiffness and…

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