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Nope, the changes go significantly deeper. Elac didn’t just pretty up the UB5, adding a chamfer here and an accent there.

Hence, the Uni-Fi UB5.2.Īs the price has been bumped up to $599 for a pair, you might ask–what’s a hundred-buck difference going to buy you at this or any level? Turns out, a lot. Thus, the Elac team, led by the indefatigable Andrew Jones, decided to push the envelope just a little more.

But, as they say, there’s always room for improvement. At $499/pair, the original UB5 represented remarkable value and performance that made it the small monitor to beat in its class.

In a price range mostly reserved for traditional two-ways-like Elac’s entry-level Debut Series-the UB5 was the rare three-way design that was also equipped with a concentric tweeter/midrange. Elac’s Uni-Fi UB5 compact monitor, which I reviewed in Issue 266, remains one of the best friends an audiophile on a budget can have.