ELAC Navis™ ARF-51

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. Only use these speakers with variable output sources and/or a preamplifier like the NAD C 165BEE . The ELAC Navis speaker features handy EQ switches on the back panel, so you can tweak the sound to suit your unique listening space. In audio-design lingo, these speakers are "three-way" — with dedicated woofers handling the bass frequencies, plus a separate midrange and tweeter. To make sure each driver section does its job with maximum efficiency and precision, ELAC gave t...