One of the “exercises” I love doing is imaging my perfect audio setup.
Four years ago, I thought that my dream combination would be a Nad integrated amplifier and Dynaudio speakers. Two years ago, I changed my mind to an Audiolab 6000A and the same Dynaudio speakers. Today, I now have my dream setup for listening to music:
- an Audiolab 6000A integrated amplifier (and its review on What Hi-Fi?)
- a pair of Elac Debut Reference DBR62 speakers (and a corresponding review on What Hi-Fi? and on AudioScienceReview)
- a Google Chromecast Audio (which is now discontinued by Google but which still works wonders)
And, very interestingly, I purchased the Audiolab and the pair of Elac speakers in Mauritius. I got the Audiolab 6000A at Art of Sound (thanks Gilbert and Ravind) and the Elac at ED Electronics (thanks Hafiz). At both places, I dealt with real professionals who were also passionate about high end audio and music in general. Everyone told me that there is a definite market for high end products in Mauritius.
The equipment cost me around Rs 50,000. Quite steep but, bear in mind, that this is not an expense but more of an investment for years and years to come. At least, this is what I like to say to myself.
A big thanks to Christina. She is the one who made everything possible. And she is now an audio buff, just like me and so are our kids. Life is really cool.
Great. I too have bought the audio lab 6000A. Very good amp. I admit I was a bit skeptical but after the audition at Art of Sound I couldn’t resist. Chances like this don’t come often in Mauritius. Enjoy your system. What made you choose the Elac DBR62?
Initially, I wanted to have Emit speakers but, reading some reviews online, I realised that they needed quite a lot of power which that Audiolab didn’t have. Furthermore, only M20 were available and I wanted the M10.
I decided to get either Elac, KEF or Q Acoustics. No one had KEF and the Q Acoustics I wanted was not yet available. The Elac Debut 2.0 I wanted was also not available but, instead, there was a last pair of the better Elac Debut Reference. I just have to say that I didn’t hesitate too much…
I got everything on the eve of the lockdown so I’m incredibly lucky…
Hi Avinash,
I suppose you have got well acquainted with the sound of the DRB62s. I would like to have your comments on their audio performance before finalizing on either these or (i) Mission QX2 and (ii) Quad S2.
Hi, I’ll be frank. The Elac are amazingly good. I was not very impressed with the Mission speakers when I listened to them…