ELAC's Andrew Jones Talks Loudspeakers | Stereophile

John Atkinson (Editor, Stereophile) talks loudspeakers with ELAC's
Andrew Jones (Speaker Designer, ELAC). Filmed at the Los Angeles Audio Show, June 2017.

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[brucegarethgeorge]

Audiophiles should know the importance of using good mics.

[keithbertschin]

I have the Adante Stand mounts, blown away, not sure why they’re discontinued, seems to be the elac way

[terrywho]

Great series, but why is the audio so bad?? I mean, this is posted by Stereophile, isn't it? The purveyors of great sound, right?

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Thank you for making these interviews. Always nice hear from the designer of a product. Looking forward to listen to them

[CeeStyleDj]

The Pioneers' that Andrew is referring to is the SP-FS52

[commentcommenter]

He made his name two years ago now? You can see andrew's reaction from that comment. The interviewer seems sore that andrew is where he is and where he is.

[talibe]

they arrived yesterday, whow! Big sound, great bass, midrange to die for...and all this out of the box!construction, attention to details, and quality for this price range is amazing, great work as always with Andrew!hope to see at the show in Lisbon.

[jumpercable]

All the poster's below can debate Andrew Jones designs. The best way to make a decision is to go listen to a set of his low cost speakers. Quality does not have to be expensive. When you've worked for as many speaker companies as he has, you can't help but learn what you're doing. He knows what he's doing and he is worlds apart from most speaker engineers, (how many speaker engineers have you ever heard sit down and talk shop with anybody ?) While it seems like everybody thinks they know the best way to build a loudspeaker, he's doing it. If you want to put a company in the fortune 500 list, the best thing to do is to design and build a 100 or 200 dollar speaker that blows people away. I'm sure to a speaker savant like Mr. Andrews making expensive speakers is quite easy. It's very difficult to make a speaker that sounds like it cost 20k and it goes out the door for under 200.00.

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lapel microphone would have been nice when the neighbors are being noisy.

[BanBiofuels]

I have always hated passive radiator designs because they sound like someone beating a rug with a broom, not bass at all, just mush. If Andrew has a way around that, then that is something new. I do not understand how decoupling the voice coil from the speaker cone is a good thing, but I would like to hear it. I wish Jones would get together with Vienna Acoustics as well. I like their designs and use of self-damping driver materials and flat speakers.

[talibe]

hi Andrew, i´m waiting to hear and sell these speakers in our store!!You´re the Man!!!, when we talk speakers we talk Andrew Jones.

[PeterKKraus]

I wonder if they are as good as, or better than the Spendor D7... any opinion? P.S. After 20 years of sporadic Stereophile subcribing, I had no clue JA is a brit! lol. I miss ST

[edjackson]

I love hearing this stuff from a proven designer

[scottlowell]

A bit confusing because...wouldn't you have two different out of phase effects with bass? IE: the active driver front will push the passive radiator, then AFTERWARD, the pressure from the return of the driver pushes air through the port into the passive radiator. This seems like there would be a delay or phase/ doppler effect....

[nicolajc]

well all great, but how I do I keep my cleaning staff out that spiders web ?

[yvindthorvaldsen]

Thank you, Mr Atkinson. I find this series of interviews fasinating. You mention you play bass guitar. Would you care to tell me what bass and other gear you use, please? Greetings from Øyvind in Norway

[mykalfury]

Andrew Jones is proof...
"stay in school, it pays off!"
His credentials in Physics allows him
to envision a finished product before
even cutting a print.
I own the famous Pioneer CS-22 center speaker
and it's sound is brilliant!
It is $99 of ass-kickery in the center channel up front.
As a musician I've been exposed to numerous speakers,
monitors, towers etc..
the A. Jones line of speakers are unrivaled in their class.
Watch 1 of those Hi-Fi road shows on YouTube
where Andrew & rival pals talk Hi-Hi.
You'll see how they look at him and how they address
his approach to designing the award winning speakers.
They're good enough guys, but, You'll see alittle envy
and alittle disbelief, even though Andrew's work
stands alone as unique and as winners.
~ peace

[BKKLB]

Kinda funny that Stereophile of all creators has lousy audio.

[hitechespresso]

Atkinson cleaned up! haircut, shave, clothes!

[Audfile]

John Atkinson is the Deepak Chopra of audio.