Loudspeaker for second system

Sorry, have not heard the Elacs, but I agree the reviews are positive.

You will have quite a few speakers to choose from in the $1000 range- especially if you are open to buying used.

If possible, audition several to get a handle on your preferences. I enjoy a lively speaker, but I’m sure others would consider my choices to be fatiguing... different strokes.

Hope this helps.

Kind Regards-
gary

I have a pair of the bookshelf versions, the UB5s, that I use for my computer speakers.  Overall I enjoy them, the coaxial drivers are great for imaging, even extremely nearfield, and though I have mine paired with a subwoofer when I originally auditioned them they were being run full-range and I thought they put out a surprising amount of bass for such a small speaker, the towers should be even better in that regard.  

Before I opened your post I was already thinking "ELAC". All the reviews I have read have been positive. I haven't heard them, but do own the Pioneer 22s for another system in the house that sound amazing for their price of $130/pair. Andrew Jones was the engineer for those. I have no doubt the ELACs sound every bit as good as the reviewers say they do.

Tons of options. Are you looking new or used? 

The Elac B6's are phenomenal. There's also a pair of ASW 110's available on Agon now that would completely satisfy you. 

Be careful with Elac.  They need very good electronics to sound good.  They can be a good value, but personally, many of their models aren't 'great value' speakers as everyone says they are.   They can be very bright and fatiguing.  Now days many equate that to 'great extension and bigger soundstage'.   NAD is a good match for them.  

If you can, you also should look for a pair of Vandersteen 1's or even a used pair of 2's (late model) as they are outstanding values at listed price let alone a good used set if you can find them.  The 1's, to me as well as many reviewers, have become one of the best values in floor standing speaker.

Doug, I have heard their line for years now.  Like many other lines out there, you don't always get better quality by moving up.  Often times they have a totally different design as you go up and it's not always better.  Often times budget companies do a nice job for the price points, but once they step out of that realm, they lose their value.  Happens very often I feel.

IMO an excellent ELAC dealer is Alan at HiFi Buys in Atlanta
awesome ancillary gear and many other brands of speakers to compare with
no business affiliation, just a many time happy customer 

The entry level Wharfedale's are good choices also. I have a small pair of their original EVO-3 towers in piano black. Have them in a second system. They are 16 years old and still going strong. My wife absolutely loves them. :-)

I agree that Alan is an excellent dealer to go to. He's always taken care of my friends who live near HOtlanta.  I sent a good friend there last month (he works for an IEM company, Empire Ears www.empireears.com) and they are only 20 minutes away and didn't even know the store was there, lol.....  Anyway, he went in to audition the KEF, ELAC and then heard the Vandersteen's when he remembered that was what I owned.  

All I can say is that he is now saving up for a pair of Steen's and an Ayre Codex.  He said the Elac's were way too bright for him (again, many love that sound). Said that after 30 minutes he was fatigued.  Alan was using the Parasound I believe.  That was telling as he is part of the group at EE that listen to prototypes when they are voicing their in ear monitors.  He has a very good ear.  

What I personally liked about sending someone with a great ear in was that he wasn't jaded by anything.  He had no idea what Steen's I owned and I never really spoke to him about my system in any detail that would have jaded him.  I even told him that they carried the KEF's that he owned (he purchased a used pair of lower priced one's a month before he went there).  

Lot's of great choices.  

Just purchased the Triton 5 by Golden Ear Technology.
To my ear they sounded better than the Elac's.
Yes they were more money, but for under $2000.00 a pair they seemed to give me the best bang for the buck.

My ears Vandy>GE>Elac...YMMV