Hi mpyw,
Going back many decades, to the 1960s and early '70s, Elac was a brand of German turntable fairly well distributed in the US and Canada. To my knowledge, Elac speakers were never available in North America.
In a way, I'm surprised at your impressions of the Elac speaker. I've never heard it, but over the years I've heard and reviewed several different brands of German speakers, which were traditionally "voiced" to please German and European consumers. Typically, the preferred tonal balance had exaggerated upper bass and a very zippy, sibilant treble, both of which I disliked, as did my fellow blind listening panel members.
Recent German speakers I've heard at the Consumer Electronics Show seemed to continue the tradition of German voicing. Maybe Elac is an exception, which would be great.
p.s. I've never seen Elac monitors in any North American recording studios I've visited.
Regards,
Alan Lofft
