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ELAC Debut Reference B6.2 Bookshelf Speakers - (Pair) Black Baffle, Walnut Cabinet

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Condition
New
Color
Walnut
Model
DBR62-BK
Dimensions
10.82"D x 8.18"W x 14.13"H
Weight
40.6 lb
Frequency Response
20 KHz
Audio Output Mode
Surround
Warranty
3-Year Manufacturer Warranty on speakers 1-year on electronics
Works with
Laptop

Features 5

  • Building on the iconic status of ELACs Debut Series, a new Reference line emerges for our exclusive dealers. The Debut Reference brings significant acoustical and visual advancements. Designed to blend with traditional or contemporary styles. Debut Reference sounds as great as it looks!
  • A newly developed waveguide combined with a more open grill design enhances upper high frequency response.
  • A new full perimeter brace that joins the top and the side panels significantly lessens cabinet vibrations, reducing cabinet coloration.
  • Our new cast chassis woofer provides improved stiffness for both strengthening the front baffle and minimizing chassis resonances.

Description

ELAC's Debut Reference bookshelf speakers feature a cast chassis woofer and soft-dome tweeter that deliver a clear, rich and detailed stereo sound. A new tighter weave pattern on our aramid fiber woofer provides smoother high-frequency response to deliver clean, accurate bass for both music and movies. Full-perimeter internal bracing reduces cabinet vibration, minimizing the cabinet's effects on the overall sound quality of the speakers.

Specs 45

Brand ELAC
Speaker Maximum Output Power 120 watts
Frequency Response 20 KHz
Connectivity Technology wired
Audio Output Mode Surround
Mounting Type Shelf Mount
Enclosure Material walnut
Speaker Type Bookshelf

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(Almost) perfect bookshelfs for the price!
Color: Oak
Right off the bat, these speakers look fantastic in person. The pictures do not do them justice. Very classy appearance with the white baffle, light wood, and metal tweeter cover and the build quality to boot. On to the important part, how do they sound? I'll highlight the main attractions and takeaways: The Positives: 1. IMAGING: These speakers place instruments with accuracy that surprised me. Referencing my headphones (where the room and positioning of the sound source are taken out of the equation), individual instruments from the Elacs sounds distinct and well placed. I found that a slight toe in does benefit imaging, although your results may vary with room, placement, etc. (Headphones I use: Focal Clear original, DCA Aeon Noire, Audeze LCD-X, Hifiman Sundara and others) 2. WELL BALANCED ACROSS THE FREQUENCIES: The Elacs articulate the sparking cymbal hits down to the visceral hits of bass drums, with no frequency range overly exaggerated or diminished in between. It is a relatively balanced listen that caught me off guard at first, and with the right front end pairing, you really can shape the sound to your preferences and make them magical. 3. OVERALL CLARITY: Because of how no frequencies are overly emphasized and how low the distortion seemingly is, they can sound deceptively "quiet". I tend to like more transparent gear so this is a definite plus in my books. Vocals and instruments all sounds very clear and well defined with good detail. The Caveats and Nitpicks: 1. HIGHS: The high frequencies are well controlled and overall presents a balanced sound, but I wish it was just a smidge more smooth and refined. It can be a just tad grainy. Although this is probably unfair to ask given how capable for the price the product is already. 2. MID/LOW MIDS: There is no denying this speaker is on the slightly warmer side. Specifically there is a small bump in the mid/low mids that is apparent when I listen to vocals. It tends to lend well to male vocals, giving it more body and fullness, but certain instrument tonalities does get slightly affected by it. 3. PAIRING: As reviewers have pointed it out already, these speakers gets going with a higher-end amplifier (most speakers hopefully do). This is not really a criticism, but it needs to be pointed out. The Elacs will sound great with great amplifiers regardless of price BUT I do get the impression that they tend to sound "thin" if the output power on the amplifier is on the lower side. Overall, I would highly recommend these speakers for people who value a non-fatiguing listen with great clarity and overall tonal balance with added potential of performance if upgrading the Front-end (Amplifier, DACs, etc) since they are decently transparent. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022 by Eddie Q
High End Performance at Mid Range Price!
Color: Oak
These are great speakers for a modest price. If the $600 range seems a little high for you, but you're still thinking about pulling the trigger, this is your chance to hear what speakers costing thousands of dollars might sound like. These are the "Top of the Line" in ELAC's "entry" (Debut) series, and they punch well above their weight. Money was spent on the things that make a speaker SOUND high end, and money was saved in the cabinets with a decent looking but vinyl or plastic veneer. You can spend a lot more money for fine polished wood and still not get better performance than these. I personally don't feel like I need a subwoofer. Some, however, particularly with a home theater setup may want to go all the way down to 20 Hz to feel the rumble of explosions and such. However, for apartment and condo dwellers who listen to music, I believe the larger than average woofer for this type of speaker gives more than adequate bass. (Most bass in music is well above the lower limit of 20 Hz, and these speakers will STILL give you plenty of bass below the rated 44 Hz limit because it's not a sharp cut at 44. These can rattle the walls if fed the right tracks. (Read on.) The first thing you should know about any speakers in general is they will almost never sound the same at your home as they did in the store. There are so many variables in play in the space in which you install the speakers, that it's hard to tell how they'll sound once you get them set up. Speaker listening rooms are specifically set up to make them sound the best they can. I believe the best predictor of speaker performance is pure, subjective, scientific testing for wide, smooth frequency response (as close to "flat" as possible across the audible range), without bothersome resonances or distortion. If a speaker measures well with objective testing, the chances are it will sound good at your home, or it can be made to sound good by fixing or compensating for problems in the environment. Unfortunately, speaker manufacturers don't publish raw, unadulterated, subjective data like this. For many of them, it would hurt their sales! I found a website called "Audio Science Review" (Search for it. I can't post URLs here.) There may be other sites where someone has gone to the trouble of purchasing very expensive test equipment and tested and rated speakers, posting reviews. On sites such as this, you'll find that very seldom does price or even popular brand names predict accuracy and good performance of a speaker. Neither do subjective reviews from various "influencers" who use nonsensical and vague terms such as "buttery" to describe something that could better be described with numbers such as frequency response, distortion, etc. Two problems with stores with listening rooms for speakers: 1: There aren't many left anymore, especially ones with the speakers you're interested in, and 2: Many sellers use well known "retail tricks" such as boosting the bass and treble un-naturally so you'll believe the speakers are delivering something "special". If speakers really boost the bass and treble to that level, you will probably find them boomy and / or shrill to listen to for long periods of time. Then environment and placement of speakers in the listening room can be variable as well. While many would be set up to meet the ideals of making the speakers sound as good as possible, some, in "big box" stores, might not be set up with any thought at all (where you may find the bass and treble cranked up on the amp), and the speakers might even sound worse than they should. These speakers (ELAC Debut Reference) do, in fact, get high marks from all types of reviewers, and high marks from the Audio Science Review (ASR) site mentioned above. The low frequency response of 44Hz is not a hard limit. These do amazingly well with what I would consider "low bass" regions a lot of music (such as jazz) rarely hits, but more bass heavy modern music such as hip hop do get to, sometimes dramatically. Listen to "Dave Grusin and the NY-LA Dream Band" for an example of '80s era jazz that sounds natural and smooth, but doesn't over-punch the bass. Then try Daft Punk's "Around The World" if you want to feel some bass. Then, if you wonder how low the speakers can go (without subs!), try on some James Blake, particularly the track "Limit to Your Love". Wait for it... THERE IT IS! Make sure everything is fastened down! Those nearly 6.5 inch woofers are making their presence known! These speakers are a great starting point for getting excellent musical performance, imaging, and soundstage, those magical terms tossed about by audiophiles. Being well engineered, they are easy to drive by modestly priced stereo receivers. (I like Yamahas, but the likes of Denon, Sony, Marantz, etc., can drive them quite well. I have them on a Yamaha R-N602. Some expensive speakers require lots of power for even modest listening, but not these!) The biggest "bang for the buck" way to upgrade your existing system is to upgrade the speakers. Add these to your 80W Per Channel receiver or amp, and you might not even have to upgrade the system! But if you do, you'll know your speakers are ready for it. Tips for success: If you've bought these speakers, you're off to a good start. You'd have to spend a lot more money to get this level of performance out of another brand. Be aware that some things can make speakers, including these, sound overly bright (trebly), such as reflective surfaces like bare walls, windows, etc. (Imagine starting with speakers that were already too bright, and you have a nightmare!) These cause excessive sound reflections hitting you from other angles and ruining any imaging you can get. Drapes on the walls or windows, carpet on the floor, and keeping them away from the ceiling will help. The same is true for the bass. Walls and bare floors can cause excessive reflections, and having them too close to a wall might make them sound boomy. These are front ported, so you don't have the added problem of hanging rear ported speakers against the wall. If you found a store with a listening room, you'll probably find that everything is carpeted and the speakers are not backed up against the wall. Of course not, they want them to sound the best they can! If you've read this far, I guess there's nothing else to do but add these to your cart, or don't! I don't get anything either way. I have mine, and I'll still be enjoying them whether you get some or not. Who knows, maybe you'll hate them, and later I can get a deal on eBay for a friend or another room! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023 by Amazon Customer
Highly musical, crisp but not overly bright, could listen for hours without fatigue
Color: Oak
After auditioning every current line of bookshelf speakers with 5” or 6.5” speakers from SVS (evolution, nano), KEF (Q1, 350, Bowers and Wilkins (606, 607, 706, 707 S3), and Martin Logan (B1, B2, B10) I found these to be the most musical, with a very pleasant near flat response that was crisp but not overemphasized in the highs, and not boomy or unnaturally bass enhanced. The best part was the reproduction of vocals—so crisp and pleasantly eq’d, balanced, up front and not lost in the mix. I could hear lyrics clearly for the first time from songs that I have been listening to for years, vocals with lyrics that I couldn’t make out using my other speakers (B&W towers and B&O beolabs). Just really nice reproduction of highs and male and female voices without any ear fatigue whatsoever. There may be some QC issues, as my initial pair had a lower output from one tweeter than the corresponding one in its pair. I spoke to customer service and it seems they have seen this issue a few times recently. Unclear if there is a defect in the tweeter or crossover electronics, but the defective speaker barely had any tweeter output. Despite this mismatch the reproduction and clarity was still wonderful. For the other bookshelf speakers I found B&W high end to be too bright or harsh, Martin Logan to be unnatural sounding and dull, and KEF Q1s also not inspiring and thin sounding. SVS nano evolution were super efficient but with boomy bass and too bright, and with vocals that were muddy and lost in the mix. The Debut SBR62s were by far the most refined and tight sounding speakers among those that I tested in this group. I am requesting replacement speakers and hope the final pair will be as good as expected. UPDATE— I received replacement speakers and they are perfectly matched, and reach the potential I suspected was there even with my mismatched set. I could listen to music for hours with these. The music sounds incredibly detailed and the bandwidth does not sound compressed the way it does on the other small speakers. Audiophile quality in a small form factor and reasonable (though not cheap) price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024 by JurgenKjurgen
Sweet midrange, good bass, extended yet still smooth highs. Compare favorably to my $3000 speakers
Color: Oak
Imaging is also quite good. I am comparing these to my previous $3200 (!) speakers that I have loved and lived with for over a decade. Those speakers got physically damaged so I need to replace them. I am driving these Elacs with a fairly powerful amp - QUAD 909. I don't know how these speakers would perform with low wattage amp, but I have heard they really benefit from wattage. They sound excellent at a fairly high volume. I haven't done any extened low level listening. I wil say that one of my tests for a great speaker is that I *want* to keep the volume up. No listener fatigue with these guys, which is a great sign. So many folks buy cheap components and then they wonder why they can only listen for an hour or so at a time, before they have to either turn the volume way down or just give up and do something else. The reason is basically lack of fidelity in their system, which generates "listener fatigue". Often folks don't recognize it consciously, but they just find themselves not wanting to listen for long, and think it is normal. Nope. The bass is totally there, substantial and taut. The midrange is compelling, dynamic, and sweet. The highs are extended but still smooth and non-fatiguing. I will be listening I am sure for many hours per day with these guys. Truly awesome value. After listening for only a couple hours, these seem to be unbeatable to me in anywhere near there price range, and probably unbeatable at 2x or 3x price range. [[EDIT]] So it is a few days later and I did try my 25 watt OTL Tube amp with these speakers. Definitely lose a lot of bass when listening at good volume. Very low level listening not so different. But the bass just seemed "loose", indistinct, and soft at medium to high volume with the 25 wpc tube amp. That amp is known for good bass for a tube amp, but not so much with these speakers. I guess they need more than 25wpc unless very near field listening. I sit about 12 feet away in a medium sized room, definitely not near-field listening... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021 by Kenzo
Honest uncolored sound
Color: Oak
I bought these after reading a review with extensive mesurements on the audiosciencereview forums. These have a very neutral, clear sound that at first may sound kind of boring. But as you listen to them you realize that there are no frequencies that are unnaturally boosted or cut. Some speakers might sound great at first but then after long term listening they can become fatiguing or you realize there are things missing. Not with these though. They also aren't picky about where you put them, they don't really need to be toed in toward you, in fact in my room they sound best about 3" from the wall with no toe in. These speakers will get deceptively loud. Because they have very low distortion they don't sound as loud as many other speakers when you really turn them up. Many speakers have significant distortion at higher listening levels which makes them sound louder than they really are playing. But these will play crystal clear at over 100db without significant distortion. I have them mounted on the monolith 124794 stands that I filled with sand. Then I stuck the speakers to the stands with four small dabs of blue tak. The stands are 24" tall which puts the tweeter at about ear level when sitting on my couch. I think I could have gone with the 28" stands and may try raising these up 4" to see if they would sound better on 28" stands. The speakers are nice looking and well made for the price. The textured vinyl oak veneer looks good and the gray grills give them a kind of retro look. I get reasonable bass down to 40hz but in my room I run two subs with them. I wouldn't want to listen to them in my room without subs, but I like bass and every room will be different. They also need a fair amount of power, they are rated at 86 db efficiency at 6 ohms. I'm running a 150 wpc. amplifier and that will get them quite loud. But I wouldn't really want to run them with an amp smaller than 100 wpc. if you plan on listening at higher volumes. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021 by one_with_nature
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Color: Oak
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Before I purchased these speakers, I watched multiple videos on YouTube, I hesitated because some reviewers said these lacked bass. I don’t consider myself an audiophile; however I want to become one. I don’t have any fancy gear, I own a Sony STR-DH750 AV receiver, and a pair of Yamaha’s NS-A77 3-way monitor speakers that I’ve had since 2013 they have a 10” woofer, plenty of bass, and to be honest they’ve done an amazing job. I wanted to get bookshelf speakers for obvious reasons the Yahamas are to big for my studio apartment and I wanted something compact. I have the Elacs on top of some drawers I got at ikea years ago, they are placed at ear level, and I’ll be buying proper stands later, suggestions are welcome. First impressions: The Elacs DBR are incredible, I was really surprised with the clarity and more importantly the bass, I thought to myself before I got them worst case scenario I’ll buy a subwoofer and I wasn’t too keen on that idea. The bass is better than I expected and there is no need for a sub, keep in mind that these speakers sit at approximately 12ft from my listening chair and it’s a small space, and these speakers are exceeding my expectations in every way, I’m listening to music and noticing sounds I didn’t notice before, and the bass on these sound better than my 10” woofers Yamahas, I clearly understand the Yamahas are from the early 80’s and the technology on new speakers has improved tremendously, and to think with better equipment these Elacs will sound better. If you are like me and want to start the wonderful journey of audiophile listening, the Elacs won’t disappoint. Listening experience: I stayed up until late listening to all types of music a variety of genres from iTunes and when I began to listen to CD’s, and one of my favorite albums is Elemental by Tears for Fears and the song I played is called Brian Wilson said; I was blown away, I could hear how beautiful the stereo of sounds coming from the right and left and the vocals centered truly an amazing experience. Good quality products deserve a proper review. Thank you to all the great reviews I read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023 Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023 by SannerD
Fantastic speakers!
Color: Walnut
These are fantastic. I took a shot and upgraded from my old pair of Infinity Primus P162s, which are pretty nice budget speakers. I didn't have any complaints about the P162s, but these are just... better. To my ear they're very balanced, very refined, and sound quite natural. They have pretty extraordinary bass for a bookshelf speaker. I have added an RSL Speedwoofer II, which does add some nice heft to certain sounds (it's really effective on kick drum), but the DBRs have sufficient low end to be very good standalone speakers for music listening. But I'm not an audiophile, and there are a lot of very thorough reviews out there by audio pros. I can't add too much to those, so I won't try, but overall I absolutely love these speakers. I listen primarily to jazz and classical, and some rock. My application is near-field listening at my computer. The DBR's are about 3" from the wall at a 45° angle and sound fine. I originally powered them with a Fosi v3 and now I'm using a WiiM amp pro. Both power them just fine for my purposes. So, yeah. Delightful speakers. Very highly recommended! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2025 by Malcontent
Just meh
Color: Walnut
Based on reviews I thought these would be an improvement over some small Martin Logan bookshelves I own. They do have decent bass for their size and lower mid range detail, but I really was having issues with the upper mid range and especially the treble. Quickly fatiguing despite their supposedly neutral sound. Some reviewers claim they need a long burn in, but I have had plenty of speakers over the years and never anything quite so underwhelming versus expectations as these right out of the box. I gave it over a week, but these are going back. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2024 by Barbs
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