ELAC Vela FS 408

The new VELA FS 408 is a midsize floor-standing speaker featuring all the great technology and beloved design elements of the highly successful VELA series. VELA FS 408 features a 2½-way concept in a vented cabinet with two 180 mm AS-XR woofers and a JET5 tweeter.

The Benefits of Vela Design

• Crystal membrane woofer with an extended frequency range


• Jet 5 tweeter offering a wide dynamic range


• Bi-wiring configuration to enhance midrange


• Die cast bottom plate with an integrated double-flanged super silent down-firing bass reflex port


• Convex baffle shape reducing reflections

Elac Jet Technology

• Elac’s Jet tweeter is one of the most legendary tweeters in our industry; having been honored with many accolades for transparency and sound image.


• Linear frequency response > 50kHz


• Extended lower frequency range ~ 400 Hz


• Ultra-fast transient response – detail resolution


• Cope with ultra-high harmonics – adding some of the air and sense of space


• Designed and manufactured by Elac in Kiel, Germany

Elac AS-XR Technology

• Aluminum Sandwich Membrane with Extended Frequency Range (AS-XR)


• Extended frequency response and increased stability


• Increased stiffness


• Smooth roll off


• Excellent large signal behaviour


• The crystal-shaped aluminum cone is joined to the paper cone in a special gluing process to result in the desired sandwich construction.


• Resembling the surface of a large crystal, the aluminum-foil stamping stiffens the aluminum cone, diminishing resonances and minimizing coloration, while improving power handling and dynamics

Design Elements

• Minimal front baffle visual impact


• Eliminating the visual of a front port


• Integrating luxury material and finishes and highlighting their use


• Strength and beauty


• Moving away from square lines and maintaining tradition


• Simple lines minimizing visual complexity