Elac Unifi 2.0 | Sound Clips with Commentary
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This approach takes reviews to another level by combining commentary with musical demo interlaced together. I really appreciated this video; great job!
I just purchased these and I love them. I'm using nothing special - a $400 Yamaha receiver - and they still sound exceptional. No regrets!
I used it with a tsr-700 when my Marantz was getting the hdmi repaired and it was fire with the burr brown. The towers are way more killer, got the 5 channel setup now
I was wondering if I needed to buy a Crown or something. Thanks for answering my wondering.
love the concept of mixing in commentary with sound demos, great video!
I support that comment.
I wish all the other Hi fi gear reviewers could record audio this good. Nobody does it better than Ron.
Hey thanks!
@@Newrecordday2013 Hey Ron , I am Ran from Israel , for small room around 12 square meter would you recommend ELAC 2.0 UB52 or the Klipsch RP-600M II ? My amp is ADCOM GFA 555 MK2
@@RanTausiI have the first versions of each speaker you mentioned. Get both and put one in front one in back and see what you like better if you want to.
I think the Klipsch has better treble and bass and the elac better overall. Klipsch more dynamic, elac more neutral and laid back. The elac I think are easier to listen to for a long time. But if you balance the Klipsch with room correction, I expect slightly recessed mids but good near field. I think the elac might work better if you sit away 12 feet. More than 12 feet room size, I would look at towers personally, or larger bookshelf with 3 way. The Klipsch worked ok I'm my 15 foot room but I wanted the towers. Klipsch are the best home theater imo, and good with music, especially jazz style and brass instruments, big band; elac less exciting but never a bother, doesn't really wow Factor with movies imo.
My original statement, get both and move one to front one to rear. Play with Denon receiver and see what you prefer and then use the one you prefer in front and the ones you like less in back. You can run audyssey and it will sum and optimize the sound. I do this with my JBL in front and elac in back. My Klipsch system is Klipsch all the way around.
I think the elac are better build and if I'm getting one I'll get the elac. But if I'm mostly movies, I would make Klipsch theater. Don't get me wrong, Klipsch are ok with music but I don't prefer it in long listening sessions, plus the mid range is noticable recessed. The elac is more trustworthy with your music- more natural and true to the source but not very passionate about performing, just accurate, Klipsch is very lively. JBL is a nice mix of lively and accurate but more concert leaning with good bass and is tower.
Thanks Ron, when you said you didn't want to stop listening to the track is how I want a speaker to make me feel.
Totally
I suspect these can make you feel this way. Of course many can, but I would say not many at $600. The maggie LRS can probally do the same for another $50 but the selection of source equipment is so much more harder or specialized. And even greater room issues to contend with.
I’ve had these for a month and even compared to my original UniFi UB5s these have just delighted. Very taught, punchy bass, better highs, I’m a bit shocked that you can get this quality for $600. Having heard the LS50 Meta and the B&W 606 anniversary, these are right there and may ultimately surpass both.
Curious what your amp is if you are getting this level of quality from these Elacs, is it the same amp you heard the Kefs and B&Ws on?
@@michaelmityok1001 Hegel H90, but I think it’s a really good pairing. Same amp used across all 3. I like that these go lower and the soft dome tweeter helps the highs along with better bass in my opinion than the other two...but this is me.
But when you put them in avarage livng room with bad acoustucs all that magic disappear.
You have great large treated room.
@Matt Marceau - in your opinion would an upgrade from the B&W 606 (first edition) be justified, or is there not enough of a leap in your experience between the 606s2's and the Elac's?
@ Going by memory, they’re somewhat in the same category
Great review, Ron. Best sound clips on Ye Ol’ Tube as usual! The bass and overall sonic presentation was really quite excellent with these speakers. Thanks, man.
Wow. I’ve been wanting to hear these. Your recording ability is off the charts my man. I’m at work with some $100 Bose wireless earbuds and they sound amazing. Impressive enough to buy just off hearing your clips. That says a lot. Those speakers are amazing.
Ron, great presentation. You are getting into your stride. Confident delivery, just the right amount of demo content to make sure things get across. Kudos to your new setup that makes it possible. Great job!
This combo sounds pretty damn good even through RUclips.
Nice 👍
The music combined with your comments adds a new dimension, at least for a audio newbie like me, in how a speakers review should be. Presented in this way we actually can tell what audiophile people is talking about when they talk about speakers. Great and very illustrative video. Thanks.
Thanks!
@@Newrecordday2013 Between Wharfedale 11.2, Unifi 2 and Borea03 which one would you suggest? I had to return Kef speakers before as I absolutely hate the ear piercing nature of metal dome tweeters. Your response is greatly appreciated.
@@Newrecordday2013 would recommend these over jbl 530s?
Love my UB52s. I recommend listening to Fetch the Bolt Cutters through these, it’s a lot of fun.
I run these exact speakers (secondary system) hooked up to a Wiim Amp with some Elac speaker cables. The sound is pretty amazing for the price paid (on all components). And, since the room is relatively small, also got a lot of low end :). Cheers.
Nicely done again Ron. I enjoyed every note and the insightful commentary. I should have mine in 2 weeks so I will give them a run v my standard XLS Encores. 😊 keep up the great content.
I would like a "reference version" of these speakers. Magnetic grills, more choices of cabinet colors and double terminals for bi-amp. Come on Andrew Jones, I know you want to...... 😉
I agree! .. but I bought a pair anyway, because I just couldn't hold out any longer. 😆 They arrive tomorrow. If these knock my socks off, and AJ eventually does a Reference, I'll move these into the HT system.
@@MarcChevalier I almost bought the floorstanding version of these but I would really like have the option to run them bi-amp. Unfortunately they are single terminals. I can't run my amps as monoblocks😐 but I have no plans to change them, sound to good for that.
They are already in the making! Designing stage
@@DigitalPhilosophers Great! l actually sent Elac an e-mail to Andrew Jones. I am very curious what answer I will get😁
@@rob_66 I called Elac Germany 😎
Loved this new record today episode!
i listened to this with my Sennheiser HD 559 headphones
those speakers seem to reach 35Hz
and i belive you cause i know they all sound better in real life than in sound demos
Its totally different in real life
@@josaphcj7199 I hope so, because I guess I'm the only one who doesn't particularly like the sound of these. Maybe it's an issue with the recording, not the speakers themselves, but I think the timing is a bit off, or something.
Thanks Ron was really looking forward to hearing these speakers these speakers capture you for such a small speaker going to order me a pair I hope they sound good with a audiolab 6000a God bless have a great day
Awesome!
I just got a 6000a and love it. UB52s are next on my wish list. Let us know how this combo sounds when you get it.
@@davidlowland2619 hope I enjoy mine as much as you say you enjoy yours God bless have a wonderful day
I have these speaker form about six month. Are according to me great speakers. Adter a period of more or less 40 hours the sound is now strctured and well standardized.
The best quality is for me the stage and also for the range the MIDS Also HIGHS and BASS are ok. The BASS are not booming but this is obvious considering the woofer of 13 centimeters
I use them ia a small room 4 meters for 2,5 meters with Marantz PM8006 amplifier. and they are positioned on a Stand done with exact size for the speaker and height 70 cm form the flooor
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Wonderful review and well done Ron !
Thank you!
Superb sound and insight. Got a pair of these arriving tomorrow. Feeling good about my decision. Cheers!
Very bold review, Ron! and the timing with all the fuss on audio science reviews. I am not an audiophile nor do I own the speakers but I do appreciate your work, well done!
That whole thread on ASR was frustrating to read, to many assumptions and biased opinions for a meaningful conversation.
@@OHMAudioChannel Agreed. Ironically, although "science" is part of ASR's moniker, sound scientific principle suggests the need to test more than one sample in order to ensure statistically accurate results. This is especially true when testing a new design
Awesome review. You really take reviews to the next level man. Highly appreciate this awesome work.
Great review. Love the format. I really liked the music you were playing and would love to have seen credits on the screen as the songs were playing, or a list in the details of the post.
Thanks, these sound, even on my cheap little phone, amazing. Thinking back to the mid 70's when listening to say Kef 104ab's or some JBL's, or pretty much anything I listened to, they blow them out of the water at 1/2 to 1/4 the price. And to think early in the year they were on sale for $450 for the pair is insane. They have sealed the deal on my 1st speaker choice, and possible purchase, in 45 yrs. That's all depending on coming living situation issues., sadly.
Thanks Ron for a great review as usual.
Wow, that last piece puts me "IN the club."
Thanks for this cool review. Great concept. Need to try again with my good headphones :)
Watching with this coming through my 5.1 UF5's and UC5. Vocals are soooo gooood.
What's going on? I've had the Elac Uni-Fi 2.0's for about three weeks and your tracks sound WAY better. I Shazamed the same songs for comparison. My speakers sound like a blanket has been over them. Your video has chimes and tons of treble I don't have. Did you boost the EQ? Are mine duds??
I just ordered two center speakers Uni Fi UC52, because they were cheaper than a pair of the bookshelves. Hope they ll sound as good 🙏
Wow, they sound so good.
Fantastic job Ron. Thank you.
Outstanding speaker demo!
Okay, I went back and A/B the track as suggested between the mayfly and these. Even with my garbage $20 headphones here at work, I could here a distinct difference in the spaciousness of the sound. That is pretty freaky and awesome. Good job on being able to pick that up in the recording Ron.
Thanks Matt!
@@Newrecordday2013 How are these for low level listening? I do most of my listen at night when the rest of the house is in bed (the dad struggle is real sometimes.)
That’s almost always how I have been listening when I’m not “working” and these are great!
OMG, this playback here took me to the other world...even on my headphones...when I played original track, it was lacklustre...
I was thinking of upgrading to a purify amp to give the Unifi 2.0 a bit more 'headroom'. But currently my 80 wpc Yamaha AS801 integrated seems to cope well enough at reasonable volumes.
(I have a class D Crown that works well, but i have taken it out of the system)
My A-s 801 works wonderfully good with these speakers, all kinds of power, and you have 100 wpc with the 801. Hang in there, my friend.
That DAC looks just like a reworked SMSL M400!
I’ve been debating building the CSS 1 TDX Critons with the upgraded components, but I keep coming back to these Elac’s. I’ll have money left over to add the Heaven 11 Billie’s Mark II’s and this could be my forever system.
I have 2 prs of UB52's running on Elekit 8W triode, Aegir(s), or Stasis. Stunning 3d holographic sound stage; smooth detail, and great bass I no longer miss my Tympanis, SMGA's or old Ifinity Servostats. (maybe LRS's next year)
Also strange on pricing is that the center channel unit is far more impressive at $299 than are the pair for $599. Makes 100% more sense to buy 2 of the centers and use those as the mains and don't buy the pairs at all. Is the center voiced differently that this is not a good idea?
Hi Ron do you think this will be ok in terms of spl in my smallish 11.5 x13.5 room? Powered by a single aegir in stereo mode? Ty keep up your channel. Nice video, very informative
Dude i ve got a 11 x 10 room and i am planning on getting two pairs of these
Hey Ron, well done, your sound is incredible.
Nice presentation inter mixing speaker review with killer tracks. Entertaining and Educational!
Elac loudspeakers are very good quality. As other traditional german manufacturers like : Quadral, Canton, Heco...
If You interested in older products check the T+A or Arcus loudspeakers.
Best regards
How do they compare to elac debut b5.2
These are almost thrice the price of b5.2
How much better do they sound?
And are they worth thrice the price ?
Your recording makes my phone speaker sounded fantastic, i even get sound staging 🤣
Ron, what are you driving these with? I’m looking for an amp to handle these, switchable to Ls50 Meta, and Maggie LRS (or 1.7) when my theater room is done.
The use case for these is not out in the middle of the room. I hear the box. Good mic position. What part of the frequency spectrum are you missing in your hearing? I need to know so I can judge your perspective. I'm missing 16KHz to just about 17K or so I have been told. Then I hear on up to 21KHz. Noise in a room is a conversation killer for me and I can't understand people in a crowd or if an area has too much echo unless they speak up. I have been tested by three separate doctors over about 16 years. So I can confidently say that while I miss some words from speech in a busy room, I can hear all of the mistakes engineers make on recordings except at 16K. Honestly I just don't think people can hear the literal stuff left behind in a recording. Sampled music especially can emit the same mistake over and over like a bad loop and yet I hear it on recordings of every genera.
Thanks for the video. This is the only video on RUclips in which I can stand to listen to these speakers being recorded. They are painful to hear in every other video I have subjected myself to.
Peace to us all. Have a great new year.
Great music, great comments.
This has been perfect for me Ron, thank you. I have a big question for you. I am setting up a Music only room that is 10 by 12 feet, 8 foot ceiling. I am trying to decide Elac Uni 5.2s vs the XLSs of Danny's or possibly the Triangle BR03s.. I'll probably get a small sub to go along with them. Help. I have a Klispch RP 8000 set up for Threater but I am not crazy about the Klipsch sound when it come so music. Any advise.
Awesome sound clip Ron ! Thinking about getting a pair of these, sometime down the road, atleast they are a strong contenter with the choices I am considering ! They sound great thru my debut 5.2, that I currently have had now going on 2 months now, thinking of making the 5.2s my surrounds and these my fronts, do u think this will be good mix or no ? And I think Andrew Jones is genius also 😀 !
Ron, how long did you break these in before you recorded this demo? Asking because I'm on day three of these, and the bottom end is nowhere near this deep. Seriously considered returning them out of the box, they were such a disappointment coming from the Debut B6's. This a week, two weeks? Using a Denon 125 watt (at 6 ohm) AV receiver, so I think that should be enough to drive these adequately. Not expecting the warmth from the B6's, but these sound really thin to me by comparison. Your demo sounds TONS better. So can you provide the break in period these went through prior to this demo? Thanks.
Hi, how did it turn out? Did you keep them, and do you like them now?
I've been looking to upgrade from my Celestion 7s. Looking at Dali Oberson lol, Elac unify 52 or DBR 62, Focal Theva, Heco celon ll or Dynaudio. Help me , pick one.
I find it fascinating that you actually can get a meaningful hint at speaker sound, while listening through different speakers! Bizarre, but it really seems to be true. Maybe the brain is able to maintain a sort of relativity, say, comparing the sound of the music to the sound of your voice.
You have tried many ways to get the perfect RUclips video. This is the way to go.
Hello Ron, thank you for the review of Unifi2.0. Which AV receiver (5.1)do you recommend to drive these speakers with a budget of 500 to 600 dollars. Will appreciate your help.
Really any good brand AVR can drive these compared to the old UB5s. I'd say look to dennon.
Nice speaker, which one is more preferable for small room between quad s2 and this?
Tak!
Would they not sound as good on a class A/B amp?
Love the track selection used Ron. Lol please share some of your favorite playlists
Do you think vocal clarity makes these as good for double duty (HT & 2chan) as say the Emotiva Airmotiv ?
Dear, New Record day: After watching your review of ub52 im interest to buy this speaker, but now i have Quad S2. Can i replace my quad with this speaker, as earlier i used B 6.2 of elac and the sound is very pleasing,
Hi Ron, love your reviews! Can I ask what stands you are using for the UB52's in this video?
Thanks Mike! These are the stands. Love them! amzn.to/3eiHikd
@@Newrecordday2013 Perfect…those are the ones I had in my cart! Thanks for the quick response. To be honest - I’m torn about this review and Amir’s findings on ASR. Hoping it was truly a bad unit and not a design flaw.
Hi Ron, thanks for the very interesting video! Listening the audio seem that they sound amazing! May I ask you What do you think about these speakers with respect to the B&W 606 Anniversary Edition?
Moreover I see that in your setup you do not have a subwoofer, however as you say the basses are there. Do you think a subwoofer would help much in the setup? Or the three way speakers already offer very good basses? Many thanks for any feedback or suggestion you can give :)
From what I've read in this and other reviews, bass output is plenty enough for acoustic music played at (realistically) loud levels but may be a bit "lacking" in punch for very loud electronic & rock music, or the sub-bass tracks in movies. In that case get the UF52 floorstanders and/or add a good sub(s).
Scary amount of bass in these and that without reinforce from the wall!
I though the subwoofers were on.. But I guess that Sensitivity of 85 dB AND rather large cabinet helps.
Cabinets aren't large at all and Ron's sound always comes across with exaggerated bass.......good sound but exaggerated bass.
He should address this. "Cheap V-shaped sound", and you think he is doing exaggerated bass? Nah?
Can I ask what is the model/type of stand used for the speakers in this video?
Like your show, detailed & honest, do you have a list of your test tracks?
I didn’t like the kef 50 meta sound (also soundclips) but these I like! Thank you for your good work! Elsewhere they say you should break in the speakers for four days…is that true? Otherwise they will not sound good….
Hey Ron, can you give us a bit more Information on the Amp used? As far as know Purifi only sells the "Eigentakt" Modules that you can than use to build your own Amp. Is it something you build yourself? Or is it something secret maybe? :)
Check out VTV, he sells fully assembled stereo and mono purifi amps. I've had them all and purifi sounds better than ICE, Hypex NCORE and Pascal amps. All the VTV purifi use the eigentakt it's the only purifi module right now
Are we in the cardigan phase of life already? Ron, can I borrow some metamucil?
Do These need breaking in? If so apox. How long? The Audio Guy said 3 or 4 days, some say yes, some say nothing about it, maybe they are unaware. Your thoughts please 😁🤘 They sound incredible, clarity soundstage imaging neutral and details, bass as well. And such a small speaker, WOW FACTOR, this review is one of the best I've seen and heard. Great review incredible gem. ❤️🤘😁
Would of luved to hear it with the Schiit Gear!
How do you rate this speaker to Ubr62? I have also heard the channel separation and warmth of this speaker. As per your video this speaker is amazing. Now eagerly waiting your comparision with UBR62.
You mentioned crossing the streams of these speakers. Wouldn't it make sense to place the mics where the speaker streams are crossing ? If you could remove your ears from your head on cords, would you place your ears where the mics are ?
wow...nice sound and review...
Compared to the Polk reserve which is a better less bright speaker?
You would you kindly provide details regarding your recording setup including the mics you are using? Sound is great on RUclips. Also when you do use a sub where do yours set the crossover frequency?
The Elac Unifi 2.0 sounded so much different from the Kef LS50 Meta in your sound clips. The Kef's sounded very exaggerated in many ways, as compared to actual live concerts that I go to , in my opinion.
Great demo and commentary Ron! Have you checked out the Debut Reference? Curious how those compare at the same price point.
Hi, I really enjoy your review and sound demo, thank you for the effort I know it's a lot of hard work.
Where I live, it's not easy to get speakers demo .. I ask you this questions because I trust your sound taste.. if Elac Unifi 2, Debut Reference 6.2 and B&W 607 S2 are all same price (it is almost same here where I live) which is the one you will buy for yourself.
This and keep up the good work. I hope u will answer my question cheers!
I need help please!! Im buying the ELAC Unifi UB5.2
And need to decide between
1) Yamaha WXA 50
2) Cambridge audio axr100
I don't know how they would combine with the ELAC Unifi 2.0 🙏🏼🙏🏼
have you brought? Are you satisfied?
These sound great. I can hear the pureness through my headphone. I have my finger on the purchase trigger for 530 at Amazon. I just bought the Sony Towers for 198. The Sony's are to me to cranked up in the highs. I will also need stands. Ahhh,what do I do? Who wants to buy my Sony's. Ron how do these compare with the Q 3030i s.
Never heard the 3030s, can’t comment on those man!
Hi
Can you record the same video from the listening point ?
Greetings ........ Juanjo
which stand did you use for them?
Have the Debut 5.2 with Loxjie A30. Pretty amazing SQ in a starter kit already actually. Wondering how much of a bump in SQ it would be to try the Unifi UB52
Will the loxji decode mqa if im bluetoothing tidal to it from my phone??
Track list? I'd love to listen to some with my debut 2.0's. thanks a bunch!
I'm wanting the same thing.
Great job of positioning and mic placement.
How far apart should the speakers be apart minimum and max. Thanks 😘😁
Nice sound demo using the Audiolab6000a and Triangle Comete for pkayback 😆
Ron like a musical playlist but how does it the sound with bad recording ????
I don't mean real bad but we're talkin real analog from the sixties in the seventies off of a decent turntable I have the originals don't know if I want to give them up for these🤔
Dear Ron, can you please share your tracks , so that i can play in other system to identify the quality of unifi 2.0
I think it would be cool if we didn't know what speaker it was and just listened and decide how much we like it or not.
Maybe the video header could be $600 bookshelf, the amount they cost.
These speakers match my musical tastes , seeing some negatives about how they sound at low volumes which concerns me. Any receiver suggestions that won’t break the bank ?
Did you buy them in the end and found out about low volume problems?
Heh. Also noticed you've the left and right channels swapped in the video. The "clapping" in the song 'I Can Still Dance' is on the left channel here, where it's on the right channel with headphones and my own pair of UB52;s. Sounds good tho. The DAC helps, no doubt. I don't have one, as I use the network functionality of my Denon AV receiver to serve my iTunes (mostly ALAC) Library through the receiver and an Apple TV 4th gen.
Does anyone know the name of the song played at 21min. I’ve tried to search for it using the lyrics, but so far no luck. Thanks!😊
Found it: “Same Old Road” by Ten Towers😉
Would be cool if they did a UF62. Debut 2.0 has 5.25" and 6.5" versions after all. A Uni-Fi tower with extension into the mid/low 30hz-es and the Debut Reference finish options would have me mailing my wallet with a bow on it to Andrew Jones. Prime Pinnacle's use case is really appealing (fairly affordable slim tower that digs cleanly to 30hz for a nearly full-range 2-channel system without subs), but the overall sound signature wasn't my cup of tea. Awesome if Elac put something in that niche.
just got these. top end sounds grainy. not broken in yet. well have face off with Borea BR03 soon.
The sound stage is better than evo 4.2?