I bought these Elac UF5 floor standing speakers on Amazon during a black Friday sale in 2018. I already had 2 pairs of the the UB5 bookshelf speakers and was impressed. I also had the UC5 center channel speaker as well. The floor standers completed the set along with a pair of Elac Atmos speakers. Processing is done by my Marantz 7704, also a black Friday deal.
Power was another thing.
I have an Outlaw Audio 120 wpc 5 channel amp that I was using to run the 5 channel setup I had. The floor standers sounded fine, though not substantially better than the bookshelf's so I bought an Emotiva 5 channel amp with 250 watts per channel all channels driven. And in 2 channel mode, the amp kicks up to 300 wpc. With 4 ohm speakers that kicks up to 490. Into 2 speakers.
Yes. That's what you want to do.
It made all the difference.
These speakers can handle serious power and they shine unbelievable when you do that. The Emotiva powers my fronts, rears and center speakers. The outlaw powers the little atmos speakers and side surrounds.
An Oppo UDP-203 handles movies and music and the LG OLED handles the picture.
All in all, I think I'm finally done with my system. I hope I never have to add or change anything else. I doubt I could improve on it without dumping hella amounts of money into a completely different system which I have no interest in doing.
Bottom line: save your money and go into separates or if your receiver allows external amps, do that. Bypass your internal amp with a pricey external amp with a ton of power and you'll hear the best your system can sound. I had a Denon 7 channel 3000 series amp with outputs for an external amp. That's why I bought the outlaw years ago, to try that for $500. That was worth it, external amps nearly always make your receiver sound better. I eventually took the $1700 plunge into the big Emotiva amp and really, everything else sounds substandard by comparison. It really brings these speakers to life.
Nearly forgot, my sub is an Outlaw Audio as well. Also worth it.
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This Item  ELAC Uni-fi UF5 3-Way Floorstanding Speaker by Andrew Jones - (Each) Black (UF51-BK) |  |  |  | |  | |
| Price | $189.12 | $1,399.96 | $1,199.98 | $632.00 | $699.98 | $179.98 |
| Delivery | Get it May 15 - 20 | — | Get it as soon as Friday, May 17 | — | Get it as soon as Friday, May 17 | Get it as soon as Friday, May 17 |
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| Sold By | Electronics Expo (Authorized Dealer) | OneCall | Huppins | ListenUp | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| speaker size | 5.25 inches | 4 inches | 6.5 inches | 105 centimeters | 5.25 inches | 4 inches |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Passive |
| connectivity tech | Powerline | Wired | Wired | Auxiliary | Wired | Wired |
| speaker type | Floor Standing | Woofer | Bookshelf | Tower | Floorstanding | Bookshelf |
| mounting type | Floor Standing | Floor Standing | Floor Mount | Floor Standing | Floor Standing | Shelf Mount |
| model name | Uni-fi UF5 | Uni-Fi 2.0 | Uni-Fi | 603 S2 | Uni-Fi UF52 | BS41-BK |
| surround channels | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| impedance | 4 ohm | 6 ohm | — | — | 6 ohm | 6 ohm |
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I bought these Elac UF5 floor standing speakers on Amazon during a black Friday sale in 2018. I already had 2 pairs of the the UB5 bookshelf speakers and was impressed. I also had the UC5 center channel speaker as well. The floor standers completed the set along with a pair of Elac Atmos speakers. Processing is done by my Marantz 7704, also a black Friday deal.Power was another thing.I have an Outlaw Audio 120 wpc 5 channel amp that I was using to run the 5 channel setup I had. The floor standers sounded fine, though not substantially better than the bookshelf's so I bought an Emotiva 5 channel amp with 250 watts per channel all channels driven. And in 2 channel mode, the amp kicks up to 300 wpc. With 4 ohm speakers that kicks up to 490. Into 2 speakers.Yes. That's what you want to do.It made all the difference.These speakers can handle serious power and they shine unbelievable when you do that. The Emotiva powers my fronts, rears and center speakers. The outlaw powers the little atmos speakers and side surrounds.An Oppo UDP-203 handles movies and music and the LG OLED handles the picture.All in all, I think I'm finally done with my system. I hope I never have to add or change anything else. I doubt I could improve on it without dumping hella amounts of money into a completely different system which I have no interest in doing.Bottom line: save your money and go into separates or if your receiver allows external amps, do that. Bypass your internal amp with a pricey external amp with a ton of power and you'll hear the best your system can sound. I had a Denon 7 channel 3000 series amp with outputs for an external amp. That's why I bought the outlaw years ago, to try that for $500. That was worth it, external amps nearly always make your receiver sound better. I eventually took the $1700 plunge into the big Emotiva amp and really, everything else sounds substandard by comparison. It really brings these speakers to life.Nearly forgot, my sub is an Outlaw Audio as well. Also worth it.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
I bought these Elac UF5 floor standing speakers on Amazon during a black Friday sale in 2018. I already had 2 pairs of the the UB5 bookshelf speakers and was impressed. I also had the UC5 center channel speaker as well. The floor standers completed the set along with a pair of Elac Atmos speakers. Processing is done by my Marantz 7704, also a black Friday deal.
Power was another thing.
I have an Outlaw Audio 120 wpc 5 channel amp that I was using to run the 5 channel setup I had. The floor standers sounded fine, though not substantially better than the bookshelf's so I bought an Emotiva 5 channel amp with 250 watts per channel all channels driven. And in 2 channel mode, the amp kicks up to 300 wpc. With 4 ohm speakers that kicks up to 490. Into 2 speakers.
Yes. That's what you want to do.
It made all the difference.
These speakers can handle serious power and they shine unbelievable when you do that. The Emotiva powers my fronts, rears and center speakers. The outlaw powers the little atmos speakers and side surrounds.
An Oppo UDP-203 handles movies and music and the LG OLED handles the picture.
All in all, I think I'm finally done with my system. I hope I never have to add or change anything else. I doubt I could improve on it without dumping hella amounts of money into a completely different system which I have no interest in doing.
Bottom line: save your money and go into separates or if your receiver allows external amps, do that. Bypass your internal amp with a pricey external amp with a ton of power and you'll hear the best your system can sound. I had a Denon 7 channel 3000 series amp with outputs for an external amp. That's why I bought the outlaw years ago, to try that for $500. That was worth it, external amps nearly always make your receiver sound better. I eventually took the $1700 plunge into the big Emotiva amp and really, everything else sounds substandard by comparison. It really brings these speakers to life.
Nearly forgot, my sub is an Outlaw Audio as well. Also worth it.
Power was another thing.
I have an Outlaw Audio 120 wpc 5 channel amp that I was using to run the 5 channel setup I had. The floor standers sounded fine, though not substantially better than the bookshelf's so I bought an Emotiva 5 channel amp with 250 watts per channel all channels driven. And in 2 channel mode, the amp kicks up to 300 wpc. With 4 ohm speakers that kicks up to 490. Into 2 speakers.
Yes. That's what you want to do.
It made all the difference.
These speakers can handle serious power and they shine unbelievable when you do that. The Emotiva powers my fronts, rears and center speakers. The outlaw powers the little atmos speakers and side surrounds.
An Oppo UDP-203 handles movies and music and the LG OLED handles the picture.
All in all, I think I'm finally done with my system. I hope I never have to add or change anything else. I doubt I could improve on it without dumping hella amounts of money into a completely different system which I have no interest in doing.
Bottom line: save your money and go into separates or if your receiver allows external amps, do that. Bypass your internal amp with a pricey external amp with a ton of power and you'll hear the best your system can sound. I had a Denon 7 channel 3000 series amp with outputs for an external amp. That's why I bought the outlaw years ago, to try that for $500. That was worth it, external amps nearly always make your receiver sound better. I eventually took the $1700 plunge into the big Emotiva amp and really, everything else sounds substandard by comparison. It really brings these speakers to life.
Nearly forgot, my sub is an Outlaw Audio as well. Also worth it.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019
I'll just add my two cents to other glowing reviews for these speakers. The ELAC Uni-Fi UF5's replaced my ELAC Debut F5's as fronts for my 7.1 home theater system, so I was already sold on the ELAC/Andrew Jones hype. I loved my F5's, and I love the UF5's even more. My system is a hybrid, pulling double duty for home theater and old-school stereo listening, mostly vinyl. The UF5's can go both ways easily. They play well with the rest of my speakers, and they really shine by themselves when I'm listening to music. They definitely dig deep, although I am using an SVS PB-1000 as a sub, so they aren't doing the heavy bass lifting. Still and all, the concentric drivers provide great clarity and a nice soundstage. Love them. One word of caution however. As others have noted, they like power. I'm using an external amp (Emotiva BasX A-300) to power them, and they like the juice. I think they'd do fine with a good AVR, but under-powering them is a bad idea IMO. A word to the wise. With that caveat, they are absolutely the best speakers I have ever owned.
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Randy
Don't let the newer UniFi series make you pass over these amazingly priced origional series
Reviewed in Canada on September 4, 2020
Tommy
NIL
Reviewed in Singapore on November 22, 2020
Tommy
Reviewed in Singapore on November 22, 2020
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Alex R.
One of the best bang for your buck (center and towers)
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2020Jean Guy Beaumont
Excellent sound from relatively low cost speakers
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2017