ELAC - Adante... what’s the verdict?


Heard these at Axpona...  

However I’m amazed no one is talking about them, now that they’re out at dealers.  
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Showing 2 responses by arned

I have a pair of Adante AF-61 and run them with a PS Audio BHK 250, directly connected to a PS Audio PW DAC mk2. The Adante AF61 throws a huge sound stage in my setup, but they do sound a bit bright in the mid frequency spectrum. I hope this will improve as they break in.

oops- have not checked this thread in a while. So- first of all my AF 61 did break in a bit more. In regards to cables and gear I am pretty sure that I did not cheap out. I am using Wireworld Eclipse 7 speaker cables, Nordost Tyr XLR interconnects as well as Wireworld silver eclipse 7 rca interconnects. The PS Audio BHK 250 is connected to a Mystere CA 21 tube preamp- source is a PS Audio PWD Mk2 with bridge. The soundstage improved a bit in width and depth over the months. Overall I disagree with comments of bass shyness- in my setup the Adantes sound dynamic with plenty of bass slam. They are not as bright sounding anymore, but with some recordings I still feel that the mid range sounds a bit too bright- voices don’t sound always as full as I am used to from my Dynaudio Confidence C5 speakers. Overall the Adantes do sound really good, but not with all recordings. On the contrary my Confidence 5 don’t sound good with all recordings either, but they do have a much more natural sounding mid range. Anyway, thank you all for your helpful comments. Enjoy the music.
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