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Some of the Best Budget Bookshelf Speakers Just Got More Affordable

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Black wooden speaker cabinet with two drivers and a bass reflex port.Elac
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By Tucker Bowe

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For the last several years, Elac’s Debut 2.0 B6.2 have been widely considered among the best bookshelf speakers you can buy for under $500. They’re designed to deliver high-fidelity sound at an affordable price. A pair typically sells for between $400 — $479.

Now, you can pick up these bookshelf speakers for significantly less.

Best bookshelf speakers under $500?

Pair of black ELAC bookshelf speakers, one with grille cover and one showing drivers and bass port.
The Debut 2.0 B6.2 have been praised for their high-performance, affordable cost.
Elac

Originally released in 2018, the Debut 2.0 B6.2 is a pair of bookshelf speakers that have a two-way design, pairing a 1-inch silk dome tweeter with a 6.5-inch aramid-fiber woofer.

Compared to their predecessors, the 2015-released Debut B6, these B6.2 models updated drivers, a taller and more braced cabinet, and a front-facing port (for more flexibility to place the speakers where you want).

Black wooden bookshelf speaker back panel with gold speaker terminals and a label showing model and specifications.
Elac moved the bass port from the back to the front on the Debut 2.0 B6.2 models.
Elac

The Debut 2.0 B6.2 are also easy to drive bookshelf speakers, with a 6-ohm nominal impedance and 87 dB sensitivity, and then can be paired with a wide range of amplifiers and AV receivers. Basically, they’ll work with what you current have (or what you’re hoping to get).

Black rectangular bookshelf speaker with fabric grille and ELAC logo at the bottom.
The speakers come with magnetic grilles, in case you want to hide/protect the drivers.
Elac

Clearing inventory

Of course, the reason why the Debut 2.0 B6.2 bookshelf speakers are so affordable right now are that they’ve been around for a number of years and, as of this past summer, Elac has introduced the Debut 3.0 range of loudspeakers.

This range includes the Debut 3.0 DB63 bookshelf speakers, which cost $499/pair and are the models that replace Debut 2.0 B6.2. Yes, Elac is trying to clear inventory.

Black rectangular ELAC speaker with a large woofer, smaller tweeter, and front bass port.Elac

What’s the deal?

On Elac’s website, it has the Debut 2.0 B6.2 bookshelf speakers as normally selling for $479, but are now discounted to $329.

For an even better deal, Crutchfield is selling those same bookshelf speakers for $299.

About the Author: Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. With a passion for consumer tech and hi-fi, he tracks everything from headphones and turntables to smartphones and wearables. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

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