ELACDebut 2.0 By Andew Jones S10.2 Subwoofer

looking for a long time for a good subwoofer,happy I found it after a reading lots of reviews online.Quality and sound are very good,also fairly pricedConnected it to my Denon AVR home cinema 7.2 ,house shakes now hahaYou need to buy RCA cable seperatly ,I bought amazon basic 2.4 M long.Using Denon Audyssey set the Low frequancy to 80 htz (You can set it between 80-120Htz)Its best to choose LFE rather than LFE+main (personally)So far so good everything works great. I do recommend this subwoofer as quality and value are spot on

Superb sound, good price and fast delivery. I am very happy.

I spent literally months looking for a sub to match with my monitor audio setup and I am so pleased I bought this. More than enough power and bass for my large living room.

Overall I really like this subwoofer. I bought it after sending back a Wharfedale SW150 sub that, well, just didn't work except for a brief period.This sub sounds at least as good as the Wharfedale did in its brief working period. Deep bass is very impressive indeed on the Elac. The sound is immensely "satisfying". You can really feel those low notes and bass drum thumps even at fairly modest volumes, and it will make the floor shake when you whack your system's volume up a bit. It may lack the sonic refinement of a sub costing a couple of hundred quid more, perhaps, but I find its sound very enjoyable and not "one note" or dull.My only real gripe is that the markers on the volume level and crossover knobs are not embossed or indented or anything like that. In other words, you can't feel where the marker is on the knobs. As these controls (and all other controls) are on the back of the unit, this makes it a real pain if you want to adjust the settings, especially if the sub is fairly close to a wall and under a desk as mine (unavoidably) is. You pretty much have to pull the sub out from where it's placed to be able to adjust level and/or crossover with any accuracy.That gripe aside, though, this is highly recommended as a very good low priced sub.

Wow! After spending a couple of weeks researching which budget subwoofer to purchase I am really pleased with this. It complements my music system Denon M41 perfectly.I like that you can adjust the volume so it doesn't dwarf your other speakers and adjust the pitch so you can decide how much bass you want; plus it knows when to kick in and when r I stand back. All for under £150.I do have one issue - it arrived on Saturday but DOESN'T come with a speaker lead to connect with an amp. It only includes the power cable. It took 24 hours to have the speaker lead delivered, so MAKE SURE you order one when you order this product. I am happy with the blue rigger sub lead from Amazon for £7.49.

Great

Awesome sub.....but only £119 in Richersounds

I recently purchased a pair of the Steljes NS3 desktop speakers to replace an aging Logitech 2.1 setup. The NS3’s have a reflex port on the rear of each unit to enhance the bass response, but have to be positioned carefully; I had the back of mine approximately 1ft from a brick wall, and while they weren’t going to rattle the windows or annoy the neighbors, they did produce impressive bass considering their size.However, a couple of months after purchasing the units I had to completely reorganize the room, and the NS3’s were now sitting out in the middle of the space, nowhere near a wall. This caused a considerable fall-off in the bass response, which was to be expected, and it’s at that point that I decided I needed to invest in a stand-alone Subwoofer. Luckily the NS3’s include a dedicated Sub-out phono connection, which was one of the reasons I purchased them, you know, “just in case!”I’d spent a few days digging around, reading reviews, and quickly realized that you can easily spend £3k or more for monster subs that go down to 20Hz or less, but those are for people who want to recreate the Imax audio experience in their own homes; my goal was somewhat more modest. LOL!The Sub on the retired Logitech system went down to 35Hz, which was plenty low enough for me – I don’t need to experience Infrasound when I’m listening to my music! – so that gave me a starting point as far as the spec was concerned; I was also operating on a fairly tight budget so I was able to narrow my search criteria considerably. In addition, with the rise of Home Cinema, Subs are becoming ever more sophisticated pieces of audio hardware, with some requiring connection to an AV Receiver for optimal configuration, and still others being controlled by an app from your phone or tablet; I was connecting to an active 2.0 desktop speaker system, so I wanted to keep it simple.Enter the Elac Debut 2.0 S10.2 Subwoofer. I liked the fact that this is a downward firing Sub (the Logitech’s metal speaker grill had picked up a number of impressive dings from vacuum cleaners, items accidentally kicked into it etc., over the years), the reflex port is on the front, having them on the rear can lead to placement problems, and it has a full set of manual controls on the back.Needless to say, I do like to hear the bass lines and lower frequencies in my music, so I immediately loaded up my favourite go-to tracks to see how well the S10.2 performed.JS Bach: “Toccata & Fugue in D Minor” played by Daniel Chorzempa in 1982; this recording is sadly out of print as far as I know.Ray Barbee: “The Mingle” from “Ray Barbee meets the Mattson 2.”Dave Brubeck: “Take Five” from “Time Out.”John Campbell: “Firin’ Line” from “Howlin’ Mercy.”The Comsat Angels: “The Cutting Edge” from “Chasing Shadows.”The English Chamber Orchestra’s 1971 recording of “The Ouverture” from Handel’s “Water Music” conducted by Raymond Leppard, which is also out of print.Goldfrapp: “Ooh La La” from “Supernature.”Iona: “Wisdom” from “Journey into the Morn.”Pink Floyd: “Money” from “Dark Side…” and the pulsing machine ambience from “Wish You Were Here’s” “Welcome to the Machine.”Chris Rea: “The Road to Hell Part II” from “The Road to Hell.”Tangerine Dream: The title track from the live double album “Poland.”Vangelis: The “Blade Runner” soundtrack.Chuck Van Zyl: “Europa” from “The Relic.”I also listen to an electronic music genre known as “Dark Ambient,” which is practically built on visceral, growling, deep bass drones and textures, as well as the classic “Berlin School” sound as exemplified by ‘70’s era Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze etc, and the more recent Modular Moog / sequencer driven albums of Red Shift.I set the S10.2’s crossover frequency at 80Hz, the NS3 desktops go down to 60Hz, and spent some time manually “dialing-in” the volume, the ideal situation being that you don’t actually “hear” the Sub, just a smooth progression from the lowest frequency the entire system can reproduce to the highest.A couple of the above sample tracks stood out immediately, namely Bach’s “Toccata & Fugue” and Brubeck’s “Take Five.” I’ve heard full-size systems struggle to control the lower frequencies on both these tracks, with the upright bass on “Take Five” seeming to be particularly challenging to reproduce accurately. Joanne Hogg’s delicate vocals on Iona’s “Wisdom” are clearly separated from the synth bass chords, kick drum, and bass line present throughout the track, and most surprisingly, the lower register strings and wind instruments on Handel’s “Water Music” impart a pleasing “fullness” and “warmth” to the overall sound without feeling “amplified” or forced. Vangelis’ “Blade Runner” soundtrack is epically cinematic, and the sustained bass synth lines and pads that underpin Chuck Van Zyl’s “Europa” rumble and growl with authority.Everything I’ve listened to so far has been an absolute joy, and with a 10” driver, 200W Peak / 100W RMS amplifier, adjustable Volume, Crossover, and Phase Switch, the S10.2 punches WAY above its price point as far as its performance is concerned. So, if you’re looking to add real weight and presence to a desktop or bookshelf speaker system, especially on a budget, you owe it to yourself to listen to the Elac Debut 2.0 S10.2 Subwoofer.A final thought; the total cost of the NS3 desktops and the S10.2 Subwoofer is over twice what I spent on the Logitech 2.1 system many years ago, there is, however, simply no comparison in the performance and sound quality; I guess you really do get what you pay for!