Elac Vela VBS403

Powered tower speakers for audiophiles

We've been enjoying the open, transparent sound of ELAC's ARB-51 bookshelf speakers for a while now, so we were excited to see the company expand on that success. The floor-standing ARF-51 offers a total of three 5-1/4" aluminum woofers, plus a 4" midrange with concentrically mounted 1" soft-dome tweeter. It's basically more of a very good thing.

Note: Navis ARF-51 powered speakers do not have a volume control. If connected directly to a fixed output source, the volume will be at maximum level and may damage the speakers and your hearing

Product highlights:

• powered floor-standing speaker
• three 5-1/4" aluminum woofers
• 4" aluminum midrange driver with concentrically mounted 1" soft-dome tweeter
• 300 total watts of amplification per speaker
  • 160 watts total bass amplification (BASH amplifier)
  • 100 watts to midrange driver (BASH amplifier)
  • 40 watts to tweeter (pure Class AB amplifier)
• bass-reflex cabinet design with rear-firing ports
• frequency response: 43-28,000 Hz
• add ELAC Discovery Connect to wirelessly stream Spotify® Connect, Bluetooth®, Apple® AirPlay and Roon
• three EQ switches for adjusting low-frequency, mid -frequency and high-frequency response on the back of each speaker
• switchable high-pass filter: flat, 60 Hz, or 80 Hz

Inputs:

• one unbalanced RCA input
• one balanced XLR input
• switch for selecting RCA, XLR, or wireless input
• selectable high/low input gain

Dimensions and warranty:

• 7-1/2"W x 40-3/8"H x 9-1/2"D
• weight: 46.3 lbs. each
• warranty: 3 years