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- #115,859 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
- #46 in Center-Channel Speakers
A true upgrade to the award-winning Uni-Fi Originals. Perfect for a premium home theater system
Pjaric
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
Shame on who packed this, because the speaker came in with internal components rattling inside. It did not work.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
I bought this because I was recommended getting a 3 way center channel with a coaxial center tweeter. I had a 2 way center channel with an offset tweeter - this is absolutely the vastly superior design for better sound. Big difference. My only complaint is that it’s quite large and doesn’t look very good. It’s a massive black box that is difficult to deal with from a room / visual design standpoint. You can’t really hide these things. But dialogue is crystal clear to everyone in the room and that’s what matters.
Bargain Finder
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
I had this on my wish list as a recommended upgrade for a center speaker. I am not an audiophile but my old, and cheap, Sony MTM center speaker really made it difficult to hear dialogue. This is an instant upgrade. However: pay attention to the dimensions. This speaker is very large. You will likely need a wall mounted TV or an aftermarket tabletop TV stand to properly place it.
BoBo
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2024
It’s a fantastic center speaker. I’m baffled by complaints that dialog is muddied. It’s not remotely muddy. So many things affect sound including the room size, furniture, carpet, ear shape, head shape, eat wax, your age, your own arrogance and susceptibility to hokum, and whether you've blown your own hearing over the years listening to loud stuff and so much more.This speaker is wonderful.
Jon Wallgren
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
The UC52 center is a nice match for DBR62 mains. The concentric design widens the sweet spot, improving the sound for off center listening. Did a lot of research and could not pass up this speaker when it went on sale. I am using a Denon AVR x4500h and Emotiva Bassx A500 amp. Sounds just right for me
Truman
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2023
Dialogue can be such a difficult task with so many center channels, especially the one I was using from a fairly high end German brand. It was a MTM design, and I always wanted it to be a 3 way instead. I had wonderful luck with Andrew Jones’ designs in the past, and given that he was working with Elac (I think he still is, but am not certain), I figured he likely had a hand in this design, given the signature concentric design. I was not disappointed, but I will also say that it seemed to get way better with time- perhaps that’s a break in, perhaps it was me getting used to it, but I absolutely love it now, and how well it blends with the rest of the canton/kef setup I have going on.
sean g mistretta
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
Absolutely love this center….I compared it with my older much more expensive B&W and older but same price point Paradigm and this thing destroyed the both. The clarity and wide dispersion makes you feel like you are in the ideal seating position no matter where you are on the couch. I am having issues with the connection however. It drops out more often than I would like. I am using the same cable as I did with my other speakers so I don’t think it’s the cable, but I am going to switch it out anyway, just to test it out. It doesn’t happen enough for me to return it, but it is disconcerting.
Willem
Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2022
Awesome dialog clarity and full sound. Sounds amazing even before the break in period. It's big but it's worth the size ... big speaker = big sound. A++
skisan
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021
A solid, handsome and hefty center speaker that unfortunately promises more than it delivers. A little heavy on the bases and somewhat shallow on the mid-range the Uni-Fi 2.0 UC52 is a powerful addition to the surround stage - but with unfortunate limitations.The 4" mid-range sounds great but needs a partner to give it a full soumd stage under a big screen TV. I might also ad that for a center channel speaker I had to put my ear to the 5.25" woofer to know if it was carrying any sound. It was of little help to the mid-range, and where it did help, it added more muffle than clarity.Look, this is a seriously solid performer, but is so - with shortfalls. It absolutely made my system POP and come alive. If only it had the crisp, full clarity I hoped for. It didn't, and because of that, was very reluctantly returned. It needs more work.
Alessandro Magagnoli
Reviewed in Italy on December 2, 2021
Dopo aver comprato due Elac Uni-Fi Reference UBR62 ho deciso di migliorare anche il centrale e ho preso un Elac Uni-Fi 2.0 UC52 al posto dell'Elac DEBUT C6.2. Premetto che sono soddisfatto del prodotto, un ottimo diffusore centrale come il precedente, ma sono rimasto molto deluso dalla modalità di fissaggio della griglia: quando ho tolto, con massima attenzione, la griglia per la prima volta per estrarre la carta di protezione, si è subito rotto un piedino d'angolo. Cassa nuova ancora da posizionare e già rovinata, non vi dico la rabbia. Cara Elac, le Uni-Fi Reference UBR62 hanno una bella griglia magnetica, perchè non fare lo stesso anche con i centrali? Anche la Elac DEBUT C6.2 ha due piedini rotti, sempre trattata con massima attenzione. Adesso quando ascolto l'impianto vorrei togliere la griglia anche dal centrale, ma non la tocco per paura di ulteriori danni.
Bors
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2021
These sound great, a discernible improvement over my old SP-C22. However, it seems ELAC poured everything in sound quality and cheaped out on the grill. The connecting pieces are thin and fragile, and one of them arrived broken. A magnetic attachment (ore even a simple sturdy one like on the SP-C22) would have been appreciated. The grill also features an uninterrupted honeycomb amount with no cutouts in front of the speakers.In short, it's an awesome center channel well worth the money, but the grill sucks.
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