

Elac debut reference driver#
With an expanded frequency response up to 35 kHz, the JET tweeter proved that a driver whose response goes beyond the limits of human hearing sounds better over its entire range.

It turned the listening world on its collective ear and launched ELAC into the company of the most elite speaker manufacturers.ĮLAC and innovation go hand-in-hand, and in 1993, ELAC introduced the JET folded-ribbon tweeter. One year later, ELAC’s newly developed 4Pi omnidirectional tweeter, a driver that combined extended range with broad dispersion, bringing true “high end” to high-end audio. During the 1970s and 1980s, every serious music lover had a high-quality turntable, and the fortunate few owned an ELAC, the backbone of the finest sound systems.īy 1984, ELAC began designing loudspeakers in conjunction with AXIOM Electroacoustic Speaker Specialists. ELAC continued to lead the burgeoning audio industry with innovative turntables and electronics.

It began on Septemin Kiel, Germany, when Electroacustic GmbH was founded to focus on the development of sonar technology and the research of signal and sound channels in air and water.ĮLAC’s passion for music and fascination with sound followed with their first consumer audio product, the PW1 record player in 1948. This is ELAC, founded on a commitment to making the best sound in the world. In a world of ever-changing brands, products and trends, ELAC builds on its heritage with vision to push thinking beyond the present.
