Naim and Elac Adante, Wow

Dave, I was responding and not ranting.  There is a difference, lol.  

As I posted, but you didn't understand, threads often times get off topic and you certainly have that in you as you always have to defend yourself.

As for places I've heard them, I don't answer to you.  I never ran them down either, so I"m not sure of your problem.

I rebutted, the same way you do in every single thread Dave.  

Dave, everyone has biases.  I'm not a dealer who's selling on the boards for free.  Again, you fail to understand this basic concept.

Are you calling misinformation what posters are posting about their thoughts about products they own or have auditioned?  Staggering?  

I don't follow you Dave and I honestly don't care about who you mention or why you mention them.  

You are helping yourself Dave. If you can't see that you just aren't being honest with yourself. 

I guess we will agree to disagree.

I wonder if your posts have assisted anyone?

We can name at least 6 people who followed our advice however i see you just cant even stay on the topic which I recall is Elac.

Asked you what these people are using with them?

Get over it Ct stick to the topic or move along. 

The post is about Elac Adates and combos that work with them.

It is not about us vs Ct or anyone.

Stick to the topic or stop replying.

And this is why I dislike unmoderated forums. I click on this thread because it’s about a pair of speakers that I’m very interested in, but instead I get a pi$$ing contest between members. Sad. 

I am interested in the AS61 as well. Mostly how it sounds compared to others in its price range and how it might compare to others that cost more?

Does it do anything special sound wise to distinguish itself from its competitors in that price range? What other models of similar size does it compete with?


I would run these off a 60w/ch BEl Canto C5i integrated amp in my smaller family room system.

I also have the option of using a subwoofer as needed. Current speakers there are Triangle Titus XS. I also have Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII and OHM Walsh 100 S3 (8" main driver) that I have run in there. All work well but somewhat higher efficiency of the Triangles is a plus with only 60w/ch in a larger open area family room.   Powered sub picks up the slack as needed.  Sounds very good!

Mapman and Cn, yes the moderators do need to step in.

A post whether you like the poster, or not, or agree or disagree with the points being made does not mean that people should be stepping off target and making some of these ridiculous assertions.

For the record we have almost never received anything from these posts.

We post because we have over 30 years of experience in this, not as a hobby but as a full time vocation and if it isn’t obvious, we are the kind of store that moves in and out of gear to find what is the best products for our clients and we test new products vs our older staples constantly.

For example recently we brought in Mytek, Anthem STR integrated, Anthem STR seperates, Naim Uniti Nova. LH Harmonic Davinci 2, CJ Classic 62Se,Rethem, Innuous servers, Elac Adantes and probably I am forgetting a few pieces.

In the case of the Elac Adantes way too much positive buzz about how they sounded at CES not to take notice.

Mapman, the AS 61 we can compare to the ATC SCM 11, and 19, the Kef LS 50, Dali Mentor Minuet, Paradigm Prestige and Persona, and KEF Ref 1.

The Adante has a very dynamic sound with a very tight punchy bass, a very clean midrange, and very big soundstge, they do tend to be a tad forward in the treble.

If you like the sound of the Wilson WP especially the original 5, and 7 you will love the Adantes they really slam, and they have a lot of bass so they can over load a small room if your tastes tend to warmer more laid back sounding speakers like Harbeth you will not like them at all.

The ATC throw a more focused soundstage with a bit less bass, however, the Adante will most probably be the winner over the SCM 11.

The Bel Canto can easily drive them, the only issue will be they are a bit more forward in the treble than the Dynaudios. So choice of cabling and sources can be an issue.

Adante think very clean, dynamic and punchy. A great rock speaker, great for jazz, big robust sounding speakers.

You will really not need a subwoofer with them. In our 18 by 14 demo room the bass can rattle the windows a bit.

They do not sound good at all out of the package.

Hope that helps and thanks for getting the post back to talking about speakers.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ