![]() ![]() The drivers themselves remain the same as with the DB62: a 6.5” aramid-fibre mid/bass unit and a 1” cloth-dome tweeter but, according to ELAC, the mid/bass driver chassis has been beefed up to reduce flexing and eliminate resonances and spider reworked to improve linearity at high excursions. It looks more solid too, measuring 1.5cm wider and shorter than the DB62. The Reference’s cabinet has thicker panels and better bracing. Bass reflex porting is now handled by a dual-slot at the bottom of the front baffle it looks neat and is said to reduce port noise as well as improve bass dynamics. A new waveguide also reduces tweeter diffraction. The more open tweeter grill looks smart and reduces attenuation above 8kHz according to Andrew Jones. A walnut, black and stone finish is also available.ĭitch the grills and the Reference remains attractive. All beautifully coordinated – the transformation from the DB62 is startling. ![]() ![]() (This pair of) the Reference has a light-oak vinyl-wrap body and white front panel, finished with stone cloth grills. For the Reference, the balance presumably swung slightly more to the latter. Andrew Jones, the designer of both models, says that “with the (lesser) DB62 most of the money is in the engineering and only a little in cosmetic design”. The Reference’s appearance hits us first. The original DB62 performs well – I have a pair – so today we ask: is the new Reference version worth the extra money? And also: how does the Debut Reference compare to a far more costly standmount loudspeaker? ![]() We get a string of technical and cosmetic enhancements over the original Debut 2.0 B6.2 (henceforth referred to as the DB62) for an extra £170. With its Debut Reference standmount loudspeaker (£499/€499/US$599), ELAC has done both. In audio, tweaks can start with enhanced looks – say a different finish or colour – and run all the way to significant re-engineering. The customer gets more choice and those dropping more cash get a better product. Get the formula right and you sell more whilst benefiting from economies of scale in R&D and production. Kali is headquartered in Los Angeles and has team members dispersed throughout Southern California.It’s a common strategy across the automotive and entertainment industries: tweak an existing product, offer it alongside the existing one and charge a premium for the ‘special’ version. As these companies insist on removing physical audio connectors from their devices, we thought this name would be a fun way to put them on notice. Mountain View, an accessory for connecting Bluetooth devices with professional audio systems, was named after the town in which several large tech companies, including Google, are headquartered. Much like this climb, we felt that our debut line was ambitious, challenging, and a little risky. Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states. Lone Pine, our debut line of studio monitors, gets its name from a town in the Eastern Sierra from which climbers disembark to summit Mt. Kalis products are designed and engineered in California, and each of our product lines is named after a town or city in California. By devoting time and resources to research and development, and with a little bit of panache, we offer high-performance products that fit any budget. With engineering at the forefront, Kali aims to make loudspeakers and related products that present the best possible value to our customers. Kali Audio was started in January 2018 by some of the Professional Audio Industry’s most passionate individuals. ![]()
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