ELAC Debut B5.2 Bookshelf Speaker (Pair – Black Brushed Vinyl)

Delivering unparalleled performance for its price. 

Improving on its award-winning predecessor was no easy task, but the Debut B5.2 sets a yet higher standard, delivering performance in inverse proportion to its diminutive size. And it remains the best value in the world of affordable speakers, with sound that surpasses speakers many times the price.

Enclosure Type : 2- Way Bass Reflex
Frequency Response: 46Hz – 35000Hz
Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms
Sensitivity: 86db @2.83v/1m
Crossover Frequency: 2200Hz
Max Power Input: 120 Watts
Tweeter: 1″ Cloth Dome
Woofer: 5-1/4″ Aramid Fiber
Cabinet: CARB2 Rated MDF
Cabinet Finish: Black Ash Vinyl
Port: Dual Flared
Binding Posts: 5 – Way Metal
Dimensions (WxHxD) : 7.09″ x 13.43″ x 9.21″

Few speakers have garnered such critical acclaim as the original Debut Series by ELAC. They established a new value proposition, with build quality and performance never before attainable at such an affordable price. Debut "changed the game,” and now it’s changed again with the Debut 2.0 Series—proof that ELAC can’t leave well enough alone. Redesigned from the ground up, they sound even more remarkable than the speakers that sparked the revolution in high-end sound.

A new silk-dome tweeter features a wide-roll surround and takes response up to 35,000 Hz for even more lifelike high frequencies. The waveguide improves directivity control and eliminates the diffraction modes inherent in traditional box enclosures.

The revised shape of the aramid cone offers even greater stiffness and damping, far superior to polypropylene or paper. The added strength allows more flexibility in design to achieve a smoother, extended low-frequency response.

The M-1 has been engineered with the same design attributes and ethos as B&Wʼs larger ranges. Perhaps the most striking thing about the M-1 is the weight and strength of its curved aluminium cabinet. This is combined with a strong, glass-loaded ABS front baffle. Together they provide an excellent cabinet: the curved aluminium is stiff and the ABS offers excellent and appropriate damping characteristics.

The M-1ʼs drive units were developed by Bowers & Wilkins specifically for the design. The metal dome tweeter benefits from refinements developed for the new B&W 800 Series and includes Nautilus™ tube loading and neodymium magnets. The glass fibre bass/midrange coneʼs ability to absorb standing waves has been further enhanced by the inclusion of five strategically placed resin filled slots that further minimise distortion.

The result of this detailed cabinet and drive unit engineering has allowed B&Wʼs engineers to borrow another feature from the new 800 Series and utilise the simplest of electronic equalisation in the M-1ʼs crossover. Each of the drive units is fed by only a single, carefully selected component. This approach to crossover design, although painstaking as it relies on optimising all of the physical components in a design, is crucial in achieving its aim of neither adding to nor subtracting from the original signal.

The M-1 is available in three colour options - black, white and silver, each with chromium plated stem and table base.

Item    Value
System Format:     2 Way
Frequency Response:     55 Hz - 60 kHz
Sensitivity (1W@1M):     86 dB
Nominal Impedance:     8 ohms
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room):     109.8 dBA
Power Handling (RMS):     100 W
Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS):     50 - 100 W
Bass Alignment:     Bass reflex. HiVe port system
Crossover Frequency:     2.3 kHz
Drive Unit Compliment:     1 x 5.5" RST bass/mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM H.F ribbon transducer

External Dimensions excl Stand (H x W x D)
    300 x 170 x 263 mm
(11 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 10 3/8 inch)
Weight (each) Excluding stands:     

7.5 Kg (16.5 lbs)

Dimensions | Metric :4-3/4" W x 5" D x 8-3/8" H | 12.1 x 12.7 x 23.8 cm
Driver Complement :One 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter; One 4-1/2" BDSS bass/midrange drivers; One 4-1/2" pressure coupled bass radiator
Frequency Response :57 Hz – 30 kHz
Impedance :Compatible with 8 Ohms outputs
Sensitivity :89 dB
Recommended Associated Amplifier Power :10 – 150 watts
A/V Receiver Crossover Setting :100 Hz
Inputs :One pair of 5 way binding posts
Available Finishes :Gloss Black; Gloss White
Included Accessories :Tripod Base; Two ¼ 20 insert cover plugs
Mounting Options :Vertically: On Shelf with included tripod base; Equipped with rear ¼ 20 sized thread to accommodate on wall/on ceiling mounting with aftermarket mount(available separately); Equipped with bottom ¼ 20 sized thread to accommodate ProStand 600/800 stand mounting (ProStand 600/800 available separately); Equipped with keyhole mounting slot for flush mounting
Packaging :One to a carton
Weight | Metric :4 lbs | 1.8 kg
Warranty :5 Years

Woven Kevlar    
Crossover Tuning    
Nautilus Tapering Tube    
Flowport    
Technical features     Nautilus™ tube loaded aluminium dome tweeter

Kevlar® brand fibre cone bass / midrange

Flowport™
Description     2-way vented-box system
Drive units     1x ø25mm (1 in) aluminium dome high-frequency

1x ø130mm (5 in) woven Kevlar® cone bass / midrange
Frequency range     -6dB at 45Hz and 50kHz
Frequency response     55Hz - 22kHz ±3dB on reference axis
Dispersion     Within 2dB of reference response
Horizontal:     over 60º arc
Vertical:     over 10º arc
Sensitivity     84dB spl (2.83V, 1m)
Harmonic distortion     2nd and 3rd harmonics (90dB, 1m)

The PL100 is a truly compact, wideband speaker capable of expressing the entire micro-dynamic texture of every performance. A rigid cabinet construction, proprietary bracing techniques and advanced damping technologies combine to provide the optimum environment for its wonderfully accurate and detailed C-CAM ribbon tweeter and its lightening-fast, precision-engineered RDT bass driver. The PL100 will draw a rich, natural radiance from the most demanding of music and film scores and reproduce the power and scale of dramatic passages with a breathtaking fidelity

1 x 6.5” RDT® Bass/mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM® high frequency ribbon transducer
Ported. HiVe® II technology
All cabinet finishes have hand-upholstered front baffles in Ingleston Black premium grade leather.
Finish options: Santos Rosewood veneer with clear gloss piano lacquer
Ebony veneer with clear gloss piano lacquer
Piano black gloss
Optional dedicated floor stands are available

Frequency Response: 42 Hz - 100 KHz
Sensitivity (1W@1M): 88 dB
Nominal Impedance:
4 Ohms
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room): 112.6 dBA
Power Handling (RMS): 120 W
Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): 50 - 120 W
Bass Alignment: Ported
HiVe II Technology
Mid / H.F Crossover Frequency: 2800 Hz
Bass Low Pass Crossover Frequency: N/A
Drive Unit Compliment: 1 x 6.5" RDT Bass/mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM high frequency ribbon transducer
External Dimensions -
Excluding Stand (H x W x D): 370 x 225 x 285 mm
(14 9/16 x 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 inch)
Stand External Dimensions -
(H x W x D): 615 x 340 x 365 mm
(24 3/16 x 13 3/8 x 14 3/8 inch)
Weight (each) Excluding stands: 13 Kg (28.6lbs)

User's Manual

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