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. This gave kick-drum notes and explosions in action movies a little more power and made it easier to get a good blend between the ES15 speakers and the subwoofer-and when we tried the ES15 without a subwoofer, running full-range, it handled the loud, deep bass notes in hip-hop recordings even better than the larger ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2 did.+ An honest, musical all-round standmount speaker re-designed drivers deliver highly improved mid-range and high frequencies easy to drive and place. As with the previous model, the ES15’s bass seemed subtly pumped up. Larger, more expensive systems, such as the Monoprice THX speakers, distort the sound less at high volume, so the Signature Elite system may not be the best fit for an especially large room or for someone who likes to crank up the volume. In our tests, the combination of the ES15, ES10, and ES35 delivered a powerful, full sound with both stereo and surround sources unlike most products in this price range, the Signature Elite speakers don’t have any readily audible flaws that can distract your ears when you just want to sit back and enjoy the sound. (The low-profile ES35 center speaker is easier to fit in some places, but it doesn’t sound as full.) The Signature Elite Series speakers are available in a black, walnut, or white finish, and their design is far more stylish than we expect to see in such an affordable speaker line.Īlthough we didn’t have samples of our previous Polk picks on hand for comparison, our listeners reacted much the same way to the new models as they did to the previous ones. The ES30 center speaker produced clear dialogue in our tests, and its sound matches that of the ES15 pretty well. The ES15 sounds clear with music and movie dialogue, and it handles loud, deep bass without complaint. ![]() In our tests, this combo’s performance was competitive with that of everything else we tried in its price range-and better than that of some more-expensive systems we tested. The Signature Elite line-a subtly updated version of our previous pick, the Signature line-includes a variety of models, but we recommend the ES15 for the front left and right channels, the ES10 as surround speakers, and the ES30 center speaker. The Polk Signature Elite Series is the best deal we’ve found in a surround-sound speaker system.
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