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EB Acoustics EB2

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5

They may look a little old-fashioned; the sound is anything but

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Pedrin Tue, 13 Dec 2011, 1:40pm

Just make sure you've got a good pension plan because you may be retired by the time you receive them. I ordered from Spain (and paid for) a pair back in August and am still awaiting delivery - and not a peep from EB Acoustics, not even a reply to a recent e-mail I sent them. By the time I get them they will be yesterday's technology. I only hope the quality of their sound is in inverse proportion to the quality of the company's customer relations.

domwhist Mon, 26 Sep 2011, 7:25pm

They are still trading. Delivery took longer than advised and communication was scant, but this is forgiven as the speakers are brilliant.

timsmith1978 Tue, 2 Aug 2011, 11:35am

Does anyone know if EB are still trading? I ordered a set of EB2 in March and I'm still waiting. I fear they may have gone the way of the dinosaur and my hard earned HiFi savings are fueling a receiver...

I had a brief phone conversation with someone at EB about a month ago and he assured me they were about to be shipped and that I would have them in a week. I'm trying to be patient but now I can't get through on the phone and no reply to emails at all.

I paid through paypal so I might go through them to get my money back... such a shame, these speakers have such a good review. If anyone knows what is going on I'd be really appreciative of an update... Hopefully my next post will be a glowing report on how amazing my new EB2s sound... fingers crossed...

Andy Clough Tue, 2 Aug 2011, 5:45pm

Hi timsmith1978

Yes, AFAIK, EB Acoustics are still trading. It's not uncommon for speakers ordered from EB to take quite a while to be made and delivered as there's a big backlog. Hopefully your patience will be rewarded.

Robertisyourrelative Wed, 13 Apr 2011, 7:13pm

Hi ngibbs,

I read your comments above with interest recently and I am pleased you were so happy with your purchase. I am thinking of purchasing the EB2 speakers. Before I do, I need to know how far they need to sited from the back wall. My listening room is on the small side (12 x 12 feet) so I would prefer to site about no more than 6-10 inches from the back wall. 

Is this okay? 

 

I presently have a Linn Karik/Numerik CD, Naim amps and Linn Kans 2 speakers. Quite a nice sounds, if a little on the warm side. 

 

Thanks

 

Andy Clough Thu, 4 Nov 2010, 4:30pm

Foxster72, as we've explained elsewhere on our Forums, the EB2s were excluded from Awards consideration due to the manufacturer's inability to meet demand (one of our key Awards criteria).

Nothing wrong with the speakers mind, they're fabulous. But they just can't make them fast enough.

Andy Clough Sat, 24 Jul 2010, 4:00pm

No, they should be fine unison.

Andy Clough Wed, 25 Aug 2010, 4:28pm

The bigger the top plate the better. Super Dreadnoughts will do just fine.

Clare Newsome Mon, 28 Jun 2010, 5:51pm

AL13N - it's on the test agenda!

vinod_david Mon, 28 Jun 2010, 12:38pm

I'm proud to be part of the design, as I shared my idea in that thread too. Thanx team for 5 star.

biggus_1961 Mon, 28 Jun 2010, 12:45pm

would these be similar to bw 602 s3

unison Fri, 23 Jul 2010, 11:39pm

will they be too "lean" sounding with cyrus amps ?

AL13N Mon, 28 Jun 2010, 6:08pm

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AL13N Mon, 28 Jun 2010, 5:30pm

First test.  5 stars.

Now bring on the EB2 vs ATC showdown...

bryanl01 Fri, 8 Oct 2010, 2:57pm

How would these work with a Super Nait and Olive 4H

ngibbs Mon, 31 Jan 2011, 6:14pm

I can concur with pretty much all of the below. Yes, EB Acoustics 'customer service' is lacking (no email as acknowledgment of order, virtually no reply to emails at all), yes, you do have to be patient (I waited three and a half months for mine.....) and yes, they are damn ugly! HOWEVER, when you do finally gets yours, you won't be disappointed. I've just received mine today and I'm bowled over, even well before completing the 30 hour run-in. The 'presence', transparency and scale is indeed breath-taking.

If you're wondering about how these compare with the ATC SM11s, well I've (now) got both and however good the SM11s are (and they are, believe me), I think the EB2s have the edge.

I'm feeling like a very lucky fella right now!

Cyrus CD 6SE, Cyrus 6XP, ATC SCM11,EB Acoustics EB2, iPod Classic 160GB, Russ Andrews GQ24, DNM Solid Core TBB100, Chord Carnival Silver Screen, Atlas Hyper 2.0, Hi Fi Racks Podium, Partington Super Dreadnought.

ngibbs Tue, 24 Aug 2010, 3:45pm

What stands would you recommend for speakers of this size? I use Partington Super Dreadnoughts usually.

Foxster72 Wed, 3 Nov 2010, 7:43pm

Shouldn't they be best buy 600-1000 pounds speakers instead of the ATM SCM11? According to your review, the EB2 are better and cheaper.

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