Set-up and installation
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We used the Elac Connex in a variety of setups. Next to the television, on the desk and in the listening room on a set of Solidsteel SS-6 stands with IsoAcoustic Aperta decoupling.
In this last set-up we used our own Driade Flow speaker cables, bit of an overkill of course as they are longer but otherwise we used the standard cables. On the desk and next to the television, the X-Bass function was turned off. In the setup on the uprights we did activate the 7db boost for maximum bass addition. We listened through the computer, the television, the Sonnet Hermes and Bluetooth.
Playback and listening
The ideal distance between the two speakers, as far as we are concerned, is one and a half meters. The stereo image is particularly stable with sufficient width and height. Striking is the controlled bass, with or without the boost function, wherever you place them. This gives you a foundation each time on which the rest of the reproduction can build.
The treble is fresh and sometimes a little spicy but the mids are open and rich in detail. The intelligibility is high and the Elac Connex is also quite dynamic. Ideal for action movies or electronic music.
Perhaps not many people will place these speakers on a stand but with the Aperta’s they come out perfectly at ear level and sound particularly complete. We just ran out of amplifiers so these Elac Connex speakers came in handy!
A great example of what these speakers can do we hear on the debut of Caroline & Claude. An American duo that makes insanely beautiful pop songs. Their EP, Nan’s Usb, sounds wonderful through Elacs. Punchy, nicely balanced and without too many artifacts. Of course the treble doesn’t have the ultimate refinement but the mid and bass are really good. Especially with the X-bass activated in a free standing setup.
On the song ‘Where i’m supposed to be’ the bells on the tambourine come through flawlessly, idem on the song ‘Yours’. Voices are a bit more forward and details come through particularly easily.
