Debut 2.0 A4.2 Dolby Atmos Module Speakers, Black (Pair) - Concentric Driver with 0.5” Polymer Tweeter & 4” Aramid Fiber Woofer

Update: Its 2025 and Dolby Atmos has the potential to last for 10-20 more years from now and it is constantly being updated so investing in Atmos toppers like these is a worthy investment and these Atmos toppers add “vertical immersion” to tower speakers such as the ELAC Debut 2.0 speakers like the pictured F5.2. The ELAC Debut 2.0 series and the Klipsch RP line is for people looking for the best bang for the buck in an affordable mid-tier range. Both sound stages (SS) are nearly equivalent in price so which one is best for you!? The Klipsch Reference Premiere (RP) Line you see on Denon and Marantz product pages have horn tweeters that are the most unique aspect of the Klipsch line of speakers. The horn tweeters have a lot of energy in them that delivers an impressive “vertical immersion” Dolby Atmos experience. However, mid-tier level speakers have Pros and compromises. The ELAC Debut 2.0 line is highly accurate, fully calibrationable, balanced, and neutral. This makes the ELACs great for BOTH music and movies while the Klipsch RP line (and any of their horn tweeter lines) leans more towards being great “cinematic only” speakers due to their high level of immersion (both vertically and horizontally). To be honest the Klipsch RP-8000f tower speakers I owned before changing over to the ELAC Debut 2.0 line doesn’t require atmos toppers like the ELAC F5.2 tower speakers do as the horn tweeters are unbalanced and as a result the horn tweeters put out a great deal of vertical immersion by themselves so that should definitely be a factor when deciding which sound stage to invest in, as Klipsch horn driven Atmos speakers have remained around $500 for a pair and aren’t really necessary. The ELAC Debut F5.2’s do not have vertical immersion due to their balanced design so Atmos speakers are a must for non-horn driven speakers. You can currently buy a pair of ELAC Debut 2.0 F5.2 Tower Speakers for about $560 but you will need to add about $229 for a pair of these Atmos toppers driving the cost up to about $780 if you’re putting together a 5.1.2 system or even a 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos setup. The Klipsch RP8000f tower speakers have been on a great sale for a long time now at about $800 for a pair. While the Klipsch towers are less subwoofer dependent and Atmos dependent the matching Klipsch RP center channel is also on sale at around $289 for the Klipsch RP-404C center channel. Plus Audyssey consistently detects this Klipsch RP sound stage to be LARGE Full Range Speakers for about $1,089. The ELAC Debut F5.2 towers, ELAC Debut 2.0 Atmos toppers, and larger ELAC Debut 2.0 C6.2 center channel I have will currently cost around $1,055. And are detected as SMALL speakers with a 40hz crossover and will greatly benefit from 1 or 2 subwoofers. Luckily I was able to find a pair of REL TX1003 10” protype subs that were less than $300 each and are also geared towards music. So if the ELAC Debut 2.0 Soundstage and the Klipsch RP Soundstage are both around the same price which one should you get, especially if you can’t listen to them before buying them online! Its really a matter of personal preference, if your goal is to have a large and immersive soundstage that lacks accuracy, balance, and neutrality the Klipsch RP line is for you! If you care about listening to music on your system you may prefer the ELAC Debut 2.0 line as it blows the Klipsch RP line away as far as fun and long critical music listening sessions. To be honest the immersive sound stage of the giant Klipsch RP line is great for movies but was rather underwhelming when listening to music via my bluesound node n130 streaming music DAC, on sale for $300 at times. Plus note I owned both of these soundstages for several years and powered both by using a Denon AVR-x4500h with an Emotiva BassX 3 channel amp with about 140 watts per channel driving my sound stage and utilizing a monolith m7100x to drive my effect channels with plenty of power at 90 watts per channel. I do use the AVR to power some additional effect channels as well. I sold my Klipsch RP speakers and decided on the ELACs as I really enjoy listening to music on my setup. I was never able to properly calibrate the Klipsch RPs, even with the upgraded multiEQ-X pc calibration app as by design they are not balanced enough to be calibrated into accuracy. There are times I miss the Full Range Klipsch RP speakers due to their 8” woofers and high level of immersion but I listen to music too much to stick with them which is what made me stick with the ELAC Debut 2.0 line. In addition, the ELAC Debut IC-DT61-W ceiling speakers are far superior to the Klipsch and Polk ceiling speakers. The ELAC ceiling speakers are directional, heavily insulated, and almost sound as good as the kef q150 bookshelf speakers (which sound amazing as I use them as a gold standard to compare non tower speakers to. The ceiling speakers are consistently detected at 90hz crossover while these Atmos toppers are detected at 250hz crossover. The polk and klipsch ceiling speakers are larger in size but lack bass, sound cheap and metallic, and are no fun. You may even consider the ELAC Debut ceiling speakers over the toppers or in addition to as they sound amazing, almost as good as great bookshelf speaker! Sounds better than the polk atmos speaker toppers as its a bigger speaker with a high performance crossover under the hood. I enjoy the ELAC Debut 2.0 system over higher end klipsch, polk, and kef products. As always, ELAC provides pure sound without adding artificial warmth or brightness. It’s very natural sounding so you hear everything as it’s intended to be heard, in a high amount of crisp detail with just enough bass and zero harshness at any level! The Atmos speakers are NOT snake oil speakers! They add a rich dimension to your listening experience!! They fit on top of the ELAC Debut 2.0 F5.2 seamlessly!! UPDATE: I now have the ELAC Debut 2.0 Towers, Center, Atmos, and ceiling speakers and finally get to stop searching for better speakers as these are it! At first I thought they were great for just movies but have found these ELAC Speakers are even better for Music! The search is over! ELAC is the winner!!

Great Atmos elevation speakers. If you have an appropriate room, these can add heights to an existing surround setup for very little money. Most modern receivers have Atmos support, so this is the ‘easy’ way to see what an immersive soundfield can be like. I have Elac UB5 for L/R a Unifi UC5 center and some Mirage FX for sides, plus 4 Martin Logan Dynamo subs (I like sooth bass, so they are placed for room mode reduction), all in a re-purposed bedroom that is the upstairs media room. It is a tough room, as it is nearly a cube (12’x10’x9’) but the ceiling is the right height and reflective. I recently upgraded to a Denon X3600H receiver, and figured that for $200 adding the heights would not be high-effort, just slap on top of the stand-mounted UB5’s and they’d be at the right place. Being coaxial drivers, the cohesion of the sound from tweeter and mid-woofer are nice and smooth, and given that we’re bouncing the sounds of the ceiling, best to have them coincident from the start. After re-running the Denon/Audyssey setup and calibration, I watched clips from several UHD BluRays with Atmos tracks, as well as the Dolby Atmos Demo disc, and the immersive bubble is quite good, with height sounds cleary arriving from ‘above’, but maybe not quite as pinpoint as my main Home Theater room. For this small room with a 5.4.2 setup, the sound is amazingly good for the low (relatively speaking) investment. Glad to enjoy the added immersive soundfield, even on non-Atmos music and movies, as the latest Dolby Surround Upmixer is near-magical in its effectiveness. As a point of reference to my review, I also have a full 5.4.4 Atmos rig in my Home Theater room (16’x26’x10’) that has 4x JBL SCS8, which are the same Atmos height speakers you find in commercial cinemas, and that delivers a more distinct height imaging thanks to actually being mounted overhead and there are 4 of them. However, If you just relax and watch a movie, the Elac Atmos speakers do a good job and are a great value. Recommended.

These surround speakers are pretty impressive and add a real difference in the sound stage. They blend well with my system and don't stand out unnaturally. Design is a bit pedestrian and the sharp corners are not to my liking. I am somewhat confused by the costs of these small add-on speakers. This is not exclusive to Elac, and likely has something to do with supply and demand. I am using a emotiva surround speaker as well and find they have a more natural and spacial sound. I will keep these and think that the benefits out weight any of the slight negatives. Hope this helps. Do yourself a favor and try the Emotiva brand, very impressive company, from amplifiers to speakers. Cheers

The build quality is excellent on these, they feel every ounce of their weight. The units are big and boxy and as some reviews mention may not be to everyone's taste, but from a sound perspective are great. The quality shows, the body is sleek and clean, the lines are sharp and solid. In our room it makes a huge difference and creates that envelope that just slips over top of you and covers the room in delicious atmos goodness. If you have odd construction, sloped ceilings or extremely tall ceilings that will likely be a problem. Be sure the speakers are unobstructed when pointing up, for example if they point up at a fan or a beam or a skylight you have defeated the purpose. Likewise, make sure you calibrate your system once you get these with audyssey or ypao or whatever you have, do the multipoint setup, you do yourself a disservice if you don't. -- wanted to add to this after going through various tuning and tweaking, I found that the best performance and sound came from setting the crossover frequency to 200Hz on these for anyone setting these, a lot of ht enthusiasts recommend trying 110-200, I found them to come alive at 200, but room conditions change what you hear so try for yourself.

I purchased these ELAC speakers (30% off) on Amazon and the Sony SSCSE Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers (regular price) at the same time. The ELAC speakers arrived first - basically the next day so I had a lot of time to get used to the sound and make any Height Volume adjustments before the SONY height speakers arrived. When the SONY speakers arrived, I plugged one on the left and left the ELAC on the right. I used the Test Tone feature on my new AVR receiver Sony AN-TA1000 from Amazon to toggle back and forth between them. The sound quality is close, but the ELAC definitely had better sound quality probably owing to the larger driver. Aesthetically the ELAC look much better on top of my Fluance XL8F speakers! They blend in to the overall look of the towers since the width and length are more closely matched. Whereas the SONY height speakers looked "out of place" - like 2 square boxes on the oblong-shaped Fluance speakers. Definitely not aesthetically pleasing. I'm loving the ATMOS content mainly from 4K disks and ATMOS sound available on my 2024 4K Chromecast on the Apple TV app and Prime Video app. My 4K ROKU Ultra from 2 or 3 years ago does NOT have ATMOS streaming content. The ROKU defaults to Dolby Surround instead so I mostly use the 2024 4K Chromecast now. Favorite streaming shows that really highlight the ATMOS height effects: Severance Seasons 1 & 2, Constellation and Prime Target! YouTube Music Premium converts music streams to "360 Spatial Sound" which sounds amazing too!

I was reluctant to purchase these because I've always kept the discipline of making sure all speakers are the same brand atleast. Then I realized that the Atmos speakers only handle a relatively small amount of effects so brand matching would not be necessary at all. I ended up grabbing these just to experiment with. They were $189 when I purchased them early Oct 2019. As shown in the photos, I have these paired with the Polk T50 Tower speakers... These speakers are slightly deeper than the T-50s so I used double-sided tape to adhese them to the T50s which are actually bolted to my floor. I am driving these with the Pioneer VSX-LX503 and all I can say is they sound great. Using the calibration tool in the AVR, I was able to pinpoint the distance, levels and location for my specific room. A much needed upgrade to my previous 5.2 system.... For very little money. Highly recommend!

Like my headline states - Sadly, I don't have the perfect ceiling necessary to achieve "optimal" performance from the Dolby Atmos modules speakers. But hey... I knew that going in. That being said, I decided to purchase the Atmos speakers anyway. The ELAC Atmos speakers are perched atop a pair of ELAC Debut 2.0 F6.2 speakers. My system is set up in my Living room which has a cathedral ceiling. Do the Atmos speakers work with the cathedral ceiling? I think they do. Do I think they work as well as if I had a perfectly flat ceiling at the optimal height to receive the optimal sound? Of course not! But you have to work with what you have. Not everyone who wants to improve their home theater system has the perfect room to place their equipment, but they still want to achieve the best sound possible. My long-winded point is... If you really want a set of up-firing Atmos speakers, but don't have the perfect room to place them in, don't worry about everyone else's opinion. Just purchase a pair. You won't get the "optimal" sound, but you will improve your listening experience.

Dolby Atmos is a pretty good surround-sound format, if you can get it. It practically does what it’s supposed to do--to immerse the audience into the story or song. Atmos configuration perfection are speakers cut into the ceiling (from ceiling to floor); next quality configuration would be Atmos speaker placed on another speaker (floor to ceiling). Multiple opinions vary concerning how many Atmos speakers are needed: 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. You can get by with just 2 front or 2 back, but 2 front and 2 back is best. I have the ELAC A4.2 Atmos speakers with 2 front and 2 back. I feel that a 7.2.4 home theater establishes the most realistic Dolby Atmos immersion. First and foremost is an AVR that can process the necessary channels to the musical or fidelity quality you desire, then you'll need the proper mechanically-specified speakers. I have ELAC towers and ELAC stand speakers for a 7.2.4 configuration. The ELAC’S are all voiced the same concerning the concentric mid and tweeter drivers. I would think that these ELAC Atmos speakers can be mixed-and-matched in just about any surround system for optimal results. I highly recommend these ELAC Debut A4.2 for a 7.2.4 system, but you'll get sufficient ”ambiance" from just 2 in front or 2 in back—just make sure that the Ohms match all speakers involved (you always want to consider speaker synergy). I started out with just two Atmos speakers in front [It felt like just half the story] so I know the upgrade to four is worth it. At the least, two Atmos speakers will extend sonic height/width in the soundstage, concerning thunder, rain, howling, shouting, or a dramatic score. However, it is Atmos 2 front and 2 back that will be what the director intended!