The limited depth (24cm) gives this speaker its slim looks and with a little imagination the Vela BS403 even looks like a sail. It’s a bit different than a regular hole or a slot. That foot, which resembles the heel of a women’s shoe, houses the bass gate. Finally, the separate aluminium base is much more elegant than on the previous model and now blends nicely with the rest of the speaker Then we see some nice rounded corners and graceful lines that seamlessly merge into one another. There is the top that rises at an angle, giving it a distinctive look. When unpacking the speakers, we immediately notice a number of things. Because of this longer period of time we not only get a better picture of the reproduction but we can also examine how a speaker behaves in the room. Especially with speakers, first impressions can be very misleading. In addition, we insist that each speaker is allowed to stay long enough so that we can live with them for a while. And you can take that literally, because we test each speaker in two ‘real-life’ listening rooms, combine them with different amplifiers and compare them with reference material. We had a look and the Vela BS403 is now the tenth monitor speaker to be placed on your humble servant’s rack. This makes it possible to purchase a complete Elac system. Although Elac is mainly known for his speakers, they recently added a limited line of electronics and a few turntables.
#ELAC DEBUT 2.0 REVIEW STEREOPHILE SERIES#
The Elac Vela BS403 is a further development of the previous 403 series that has been around for a while. Meanwhile there is the brand new Carina series, which we will test later this year, and a ‘Reference’ version for the Debut, that other popular budget series.īecause we are a bit stubborn we didn’t choose for a ‘Mister Jones’ design. The very affordable Uni-Fi BS U5 received an Alpha Approved award from us, and that honour is not easily earned. In our recent multi-test, we found that all those eulogies were not unsubstantiated. Jones reaped particular success with his affordable speakers, but also the active Navis-series got great reviews. And that has resulted in a lot of media attention. In fact, since Jones joined Elac in 2015, Elac has released a lot of new products. And Jones has clearly not been enjoying his pension. In order to keep everything on the right track, none other than top designer Andrew Jones was hired. A few years ago they opened a research department in ‘Sunny California’ with the aim of conquering the American market.
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