ELAC Adante AS-61 Bookshelf Speakers + Stands
New Adante AS-61 from Andrew Jones of Elac, your new reference monitor speakers.
Your New Reference Monitor |
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*OPTIONAL Elac ABST-101 Stands pictured |
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Power. Gracefully Defined. |
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After turning the audiophile world on its collective ear with the remarkable Debut and Uni-Fi Series loudspeakers, ELAC undertook the mission of creating one of their most ambitious speakers to date. About it, ELAC’s chief engineer Andrew Jones says, “With Adante, what we’re trying to do is bring excellent value to a new price point.” |
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It’s all about the enclosure |
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Hugely complex but with benefits that are immediately audible, an Interport-Coupled Cavity cabinet renders clearly superior performance in the reproduction of low frequencies. The engineering challenges and complicated manufacturing requirements of such a design makes it rare in the world of affordable speakers, but Jones’ pursuit of a new value-to-performance benchmark demanded this no-compromise solution. |
Two amazing woofers that work together |
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Fundamental to Adante’s superior performance are two new woofers that deliver extraordinary low frequency performance far superior to less complex driver and cabinet solutions. Engineered specifically to work in concert with the elaborate Interport-Coupled Cavity cabinet design, the first woofer is a 6.5-inch active driver with wideband frequency response. It features an aluminum cone and cast basket assembly with a substantial magnet and voice coil. The aluminum cone is fast, stiff and low in distortion artifacts that otherwise compromise bass realism. Mounted inside the complex cabinet structure, it remains invisible to the eye but its presence is readily apparent to the ear. |
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All-new concentric midrange/tweeter |
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ELAC’s proprietary concentric driver technology has been taken to new levels of performance with a brand-new design that delivers astounding point-source accuracy, linearity, power handling, speed and articulation on virtually all types of music. The large, 5.25-inch diameter midrange cone, made of pure aluminum for maximum rigidity with lowest coloration, features a revised profile and generous 2-inch voice coil that results in greater output level and higher sensitivity than smaller concentric designs. The larger 2-inch voice coil also provides more room for a newly-engineered tweeter to be situated in the center. This soft-dome design uses new fabric material and employs a wide surround that results in improved lower-treble output, lower resonant and crossover frequencies. Additionally, the whole concentric driver chassis is mechanically isolated from the other drivers and the Adante cabinet itself with anti-vibration mountings that eliminate the transmission of vibration throughout the loudspeaker. |
Four binding posts for added options |
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Each Adante model is equipped with a dual set of binding posts. A supplied link allows use of a single pair of speaker cables and only two posts, while dual posts allow the option of bi-wiring with a single amplifier, or choosing bi-amplification with the use of two amplifiers, one for the concentric midrange/tweeter and the other for low-frequency drivers. |
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Specifications |
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Speaker Type |
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Tweeter |
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Midrange |
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Woofer |
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Passive Radiator |
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Crossover Frequency |
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Frequency Range |
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Sensitivity |
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Recommended Amplifier Power |
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Peak Power Handling |
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Nominal Impedance |
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Binding Posts |
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Magnetic Shielding |
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Accessories Included |
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Height |
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Width |
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Depth |
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Weight |
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