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Naim and Elac Adante, Wow

The new Elac Adantes are creating a lot of buzz both good and bad.

We were mixed on the speakers initially as certain sonic aspects were fantastic while others were less then satisfactory.

The Adante AS 61 has a relatively low sensitivity so we thought 40 watts will not be enough.

Surprise the Naim Uniti Atom with Wireworld cables produced an intoxicating sound.

The Atom is warm and punchy so the combo matched perfectly.

Elac and Naim fantastic together and affordable.

3k amp which includes dac and streamer,  plus 2.5k speakers other then cables and stands this combo would make a lot of people very happy.

We would urge prospective Adante purchasers to seek out this combo these two products mesh while other combos of electronics with the Adantes may be why some people are not liking the speakers.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
audiotroy

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arafiq
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audiotroy: the real question is that whether these Andrew Jones' designed speakers are giant killers or not? I'm sure they are excellent speakers at their respective price point, but to be honest I was a bit put off by so many shills on this site presenting Elac as a genuine breakthrough of sorts. Lots of folks with less than recent join dates and less than 10 posts (all of them about Elac). I also saw quite a few threads about Elac that were removed by Audiogon. Just left a very bad taste in my mouth. 

So the question is: if I have $2500 to spare, what makes Adante's such a special deal?
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I honestly don’t get the animosity toward Audiotroy. He is obviously very passionate about the brands he carries. Why shouldn’t he be? That’s his profession, and he takes it very seriously.

I, for one, find his posts very illuminating, albeit a little long winded. He never hides the fact that he is a dealer. Everyone is free to adjust their salt of grain accordingly, or ignore it altogether.
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@crn3371  I briefly auditioned the passive LS50s (driven by Parasound A21), and while the imaging and soundstage were amazing, I also was missing the heft or body or whatever you want to call it. I returned the passives and bought the wireless version. I then added a REL T9i and integrated it using the KEF app. I can tell you this combination is significantly better than (now sold) Bowers & Wilkins CM10 driven by Parasound A21. If you like the KEF sound, you ought to try out the LS50w's before anything else. I know that I'm not selling mine for a very very long time.
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