The new Vela FS 407 is a very capable floorstanding speaker, and one that shows ELAC is now able to deliver a broad spectrum of models that are right up with the best of their contemporaries.

The speakers do not require super high-quality amplification – with such a wide operating bandwidth and the ability to create a three-dimensional spatial picture, it is difficult to get an unimportant result.

It’s possible to make demands of the Vela FS 408 that they’re uncomfortable trying to fulfil – the dynamic switch from ‘solo triangle player at the rear of the stage’ to ‘every section of the orchestra attempting to overpower every other section’ is not where the ELACs excel.

The ELAC Vela BS 403 splits the atom, generating serious power from a tiny package.