ELAC Uni-Fi - UF5 or UB5?

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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
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    I'm pretty sure Amazon & Music Direct don't accept Paypal. Will check Elac direct. Thanks
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
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  • vcwatkins
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    Took a quick look at Elac and didn't see where UniFi could be preordered. Did find this dealer - Ciamara - which accepts PP.

    I've never heard of them. Manhattan address. Anyone have experience with Ciamara?
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • halo
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    http://elac.com/product/ub5/#buy
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • halo
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    https://codaaudiovideo.com/products/elac-uni-fi-b5-bookshelf-loudspeaker?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=18274100739&gclid=Cj0KEQjwl-e4BRCwqeWkv8TWqOoBEiQAMocbP2_Wp4aXXdgZ48cc5v4HKQ50Q3MIDzx0K3xE9gXUgs8aAm8L8P8HAQ
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • vcwatkins
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    edited April 2016
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    Great, thanks @halo . Those ELAC pages weren't loading for me earlier and the ones that did showed even the Debut's as "coming soon". Think flushing my cache helped.

    Don't see Paypal as a pymt method so it looks like I'll need to find another source. Maybe this Ciamara place if I can confirm trustworthiness.

    Coda is a no go too. Goal is to pay with the "slush fund" Paypal acct.
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • halo
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    Bad news:

    "Your pre-order release date has been changed. The new release date is May 17, 2016. Your order details are shown below for your reference.

    Hi Everyone, we wanted to send a quick update regarding the availability of the Uni-Fi series. Due to a logistical situation the product will not be available until May 17th.

    Sorry for the convenience,

    James Krodel
    SVP Sales
    ELAC America"
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • madmax
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    I should have known not to jinx the date by bringing it up... :neutral:

    Oh well, more time to think about which amp and stands will work best with them. Truthfully, I had forgotten how much fun anticipation is. Is it Christmas yet??
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • halo
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    Maybe they'll actually be shipping out by Christmas... :/
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • madmax
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    I think Jingle Bell Rock will be the first song I play through them.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • codaaudiovideo
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    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Great, thanks @halo . Those ELAC pages weren't loading for me earlier and the ones that did showed even the Debut's as "coming soon". Think flushing my cache helped.

    Don't see Paypal as a pymt method so it looks like I'll need to find another source. Maybe this Ciamara place if I can confirm trustworthiness.

    Coda is a no go too. Goal is to pay with the "slush fund" Paypal acct.

    Thank you for the heads up. I will not be putting paypal on my website ever. I will also inform ELAC of your "slush fund" paypal
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  • codaaudiovideo
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    I will push them to remove paypal and contact Ciamara.
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  • vcwatkins
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    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Great, thanks @halo . Those ELAC pages weren't loading for me earlier and the ones that did showed even the Debut's as "coming soon". Think flushing my cache helped.

    Don't see Paypal as a pymt method so it looks like I'll need to find another source. Maybe this Ciamara place if I can confirm trustworthiness.

    Coda is a no go too. Goal is to pay with the "slush fund" Paypal acct.

    Thank you for the heads up. I will not be putting paypal on my website ever. I will also inform ELAC of your "slush fund" paypal
    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    I will push them to remove paypal and contact Ciamara.

    Okeedokey then. (head scratch) I can understand merchants not being overly fond of Paypal, but sheez.

    I'm not sure if you're serious - I can only guess that you are. So.... just to be clear, I am *jokingly* calling my Paypal acct my "slush fund" (quotation marks and the silly gif were your clues). It's not actually from illicit revenue. (Would I call attention to it on a public forum if it were? And, now that I think about it, would I be ordering entry level speakers?) hehe

    My Paypal is simply my own little account that I use for all audio purchases and sales. It helps me limit total audio spending to a finite and sane amount. Wait... better make that "sane" amount (<-- more figurative quote marks!). Call it sane-ish.

    Welcome to the forum (I guess),

    Craig
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • msg
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    yeah, I didn't quite know what to make of those posts.
    I think I reeled and scrinched and silently mouthed "what the... Have I missed something?" I don't know, Craig, I guess some people look down on your human trafficking and international arms dealing - Craig "The Jackal" Watkins.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
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    And this is the "Craig" I just bought a pre amp from???!!! Sketchy Craig??? I just contributed to a cause of nafarious deeds???!!!
    I'm tellin'!!
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  • msg
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    Lol "Sketchy Craig"
    I disabled signatures.
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  • hochpt21
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    vcwatkins wrote: »
    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Great, thanks @halo . Those ELAC pages weren't loading for me earlier and the ones that did showed even the Debut's as "coming soon". Think flushing my cache helped.

    Don't see Paypal as a pymt method so it looks like I'll need to find another source. Maybe this Ciamara place if I can confirm trustworthiness.

    Coda is a no go too. Goal is to pay with the "slush fund" Paypal acct.

    Thank you for the heads up. I will not be putting paypal on my website ever. I will also inform ELAC of your "slush fund" paypal
    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    I will push them to remove paypal and contact Ciamara.

    Okeedokey then. (head scratch) I can understand merchants not being overly fond of Paypal, but sheez.

    I'm not sure if you're serious - I can only guess that you are. So.... just to be clear, I am *jokingly* calling my Paypal acct my "slush fund" (quotation marks and the silly gif were your clues). It's not actually from illicit revenue. (Would I call attention to it on a public forum if it were? And, now that I think about it, would I be ordering entry level speakers?) hehe

    My Paypal is simply my own little account that I use for all audio purchases and sales. It helps me limit total audio spending to a finite and sane amount. Wait... better make that "sane" amount (<-- more figurative quote marks!). Call it sane-ish.

    Welcome to the forum (I guess),

    Craig

    I use my Paypal for the same thing. For some weird reason, however, my paypal keeps pulling money from my bank acct...LOL
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  • vcwatkins
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    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • codaaudiovideo
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    well when you mix paypal and slush funds in one sentence.... in my own defense. I hope you see where I would be coming from
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
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    Shall I fire up the grill?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,132
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    I guess mattress acct or the cookie jar would be frowned upon
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    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • voltz
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    I thought a Slush fund was what you used at Diary Queen!
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  • F1nut
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    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    well when you mix paypal and slush funds in one sentence.... in my own defense. I hope you see where I would be coming from

    Nope. In fact, it's none of your damn business.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • adb3da
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    Well this thread took a weird turn.
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  • vcwatkins
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    Well, I did actually go ahead and place an order for the UB5 with Elac yesterday (thank goodness I got it in before @codaaudiovideo reported me and my evil ways). My order went in about 3 minutes before they announced the shipment delay. :'( Not an exaggeration.

    Looking forward to comparing with Dynaudio Audience 50 and Revel M-22.
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • erniejade
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    I will be looking for that review! How long is the delay?
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  • halo
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    erniejade wrote: »
    I will be looking for that review! How long is the delay?

    Pushed back from April 1st to April 30th to May 17th.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • halo
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    erniejade wrote: »
    I will be looking for that review! How long is the delay?

    I got to hear them at AXPONA and they are really amazing
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • Nightfall
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    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    well when you mix paypal and slush funds in one sentence.... in my own defense. I hope you see where I would be coming from

    You can't be serious.

    I look forward to hearing what you guys think of the new Elac speakers. Craig, the delay gives you time to pick out some stands to go with your new cartel funded purchase.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • motorhead43026
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    I have a slushie fund during the summer.
    2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.

    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

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  • txcoastal1
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    Nightfall wrote: »
    codaaudiovideo wrote: »
    well when you mix paypal and slush funds in one sentence.... in my own defense. I hope you see where I would be coming from

    You can't be serious.

    Craig, the delay gives you time to pick out some stands to go with your new cartel funded purchase.

    I thought Craig was the upper Manhattan type more like a Bernie Made-Off.

    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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