ELAC BS 312.2

The BS 312.2 is a bookshelf speaker from ELAC, built around a high-rigidity aluminium enclosure with a thin material thickness. This cabinet design gives it a compact and distinctive silhouette, intended to fit into spaces where the footprint of a floorstanding speaker is not an option.

The standout technical feature of this speaker lies in the near-total absence of a front baffle. By limiting the flat surface area around the drivers, ELAC seeks to reduce obstacles to sound dispersion towards the listener, for a rendering the manufacturer describes as full and unobstructed. The woofer, meanwhile, features a sandwich diaphragm in anodised black aluminium shaped as a crystal: this structure aims for increased cone rigidity, an extended frequency range with gentle roll-off, and good behaviour under high-amplitude signals. The design also seeks a minimised sealed air volume (VAS), an approach intended to favour low-frequency reproduction despite the compact cabinet size.

Aesthetically, the cabinet is offered in a gloss lacquer finish, with visible aluminium elements at the front around the drivers, contributing to the model's visual identity as much as to its acoustic design.

This bookshelf speaker is aimed at enthusiasts seeking a compact format without giving up a carefully designed woofer, for use on a shelf, on stands, or in a space where visual discretion takes priority over the footprint of a floorstanding speaker.