ELAC Navis ARB-51 – Active Bookshelf Speaker
The ELAC Navis Bookshelf Loudspeaker redefines high-end audio with its tri-amped, 300-watt pure analog amplification system—delivering stunning clarity, depth, and control. Featuring custom-designed drivers, including a 4″ aluminum midrange and 1″ soft-dome concentric tweeter, Navis ensures rich, natural sound. With flexible inputs (XLR, RCA, and wireless via ELAC’s Discovery Connect), elegant cabinetry, and audiophile-grade engineering, Navis is the ultimate powered speaker for minimalist music lovers who demand uncompromised performance.
Product Highlights
- 300W Tri-Amp Analog Power: Dedicated amps for woofer, midrange, and tweeter.
- Custom Drivers: 4" aluminum midrange with 1" soft-dome concentric tweeter for natural, detailed sound.
- Flexible Connectivity: Balanced XLR, RCA, and wireless streaming via ELAC Discovery Connect.
- Audiophile Performance: Ultra-low noise floor and high signal-to-noise ratio (110 dBA).
- Elegant Design: Premium gloss and wood veneer finishes that complement any space.
Description
ELAC’s new Navis Series answers every minimalist audiophile’s dream of a no-compromise powered speaker driven by best-inclass amplifiers that are truly deserving of the name “high end.” While most powered speakers rely on Class D digital designs, ELAC engineers build in 300 watts of pure analog amplification— for maximum power and exceptional sound. Add the Discovery Connect wireless transmitter to your system, and Navis becomes a wireless speaker that lets you enjoy streaming content without a cable in sight.
Powerful Trifecta
Inside each Navis Bookshelf Loudspeaker is a Tri-Amp Pure Analog Amplifier, employing three separate amps for each transducer: a 160-watt BASH AB amplifier for the woofer, a 100-watt BASH AB amplifier for the midrange, and a 40-watt Class AB amplifier for the tweeter. A total amplifier power of 300 watts ensures that each transducer is optimally—and amply—powered, eliminating clipping and crossover distortion, and driving each transducer with authority. Specs like a 110 dBA signal-to-noise ratio and 100 uV noise floor could only come from such audiophile-quality amps!
Flexible Connections
Local inputs include balanced XLR, RCA and Wireless, when used with ELAC’s Discovery Connect wireless transmitter to stream Discovery, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth, AirPlay and Roon. Just switch Wireless “Off” for a no-compromise analog input and output.
Beautiful Cabinets
Navis’s elegant design integrates perfectly with any interior. Its enclosure has a fine-furniture finish, available in Gloss Black, Gloss White and Wood Veneer. A dedicated floor stand completes the installation, and is recommended for optimum performance.
All New Custom Designed Midrange/Tweeter
One reason the Navis sounds so natural is because of its in-house developed transducer, a 4-inch aluminum midrange driver with a concentrically mounted 1-inch soft-dome tweeter. Combined, this signature configuration lets Navis set the performance standard for its class.
Speaker type | type: 3-Way Powered |
Tweeter | 1″ Soft Dome Concentrically Mounted |
Midrange | 4″ Aluminum |
Woofer | 5-1/4″ Aluminum |
Frequency Response | 44Hz – 28kHz |
Crossover Frequency | 2.2kHz / 260Hz |
Total Amplifier Power | 300 Watts Total |
Bass Amplifier | 160 Watt Bash Amplifier |
Midrange Amplifier | 100 Watt Bash Amplifier |
Tweeter Amplifier | 40 Watt Class AB Amplifier |
Inputs | RCA / XLR / AirX² Wireless |
Cabinet finishes | Gloss Black, Gloss White, Gloss Ebony Emara |
Height | 13.58″ |
Width | 7.44″ |
Depth | 9.45″ |
Net weight (each) | 17.85lbs |
Additional information
color | Black, Gray |
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