Thanks for the reply. B&O on Newbury responded quickly and have parts on order. Looks like a Amp module issue- repacement, with an estimated repair of $1600.

One of my BL5`S is broken! The subwoofer is not functioning. When Powered on the sub make a metallic pop sound appears to shut off. I did a reset by unplugging for 5 minutes and it powered back on then, it played fine for a few minutes, then `pop` and the sub shut down. The tweeter, mid and mid bass are all still operating. Anyone experiance this? Looks

Just wanted to post my findings with the BL5 and a tube based phono stage. I bought an EAR 834P, sent it out for a reccomended capacitor upgrade and added some NOS Mullard tubes....the result is nothing short of breath taking! These speakers are truly incredible, the sound stage is huge and 3D. On well engineered recordings you would swear there is

I have a JLti Phono stage, and I just picked up an EAR 834P tube based stage to try. Both route through the Beosound 9000, I was thinking of getting a preamp with phono stage built in like the EAR 868 and getting rid of the BS9000. Not sure what to do, I just want to maximize the potential of the BL5s and every review I see has them being run off of

Hi Guys, Wondering if anyone has any advice on using another brand of preamp with the BL5? Im confused with the *must not exceed 2 V RMS...or optional attenuator is needed on line socket? Was considering an EAR 864 pre. Or, can I connect my Phono stage directly to the analoge inputs, and use the remote to change the speaker volume directly.

Beoinbuff, make sure you get a good cartridge, it can really make a difference. A denon 103 or a Dynavector 10X5 would be a good entry level start depending on your phono stages gain. Enjoy!

Well the BL5s have arrived and I can say they sound great with vinyl! These are some powerful speakers but the have great finesse as well, jazz sounds fantastic on them. One thing I am eager to try is tube based phono stage with them.....but that is down the road.

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Thank you both for the replys! Looks like I will pull the trigger and get the BL5s! Interesting about the Beosound 9000 being the weak link.... makes sense, but are there any better alternative out there that in the B&O line? Id rather not but a preamp and have to run the thick speaker wires etc.....but if its going to really hold back the BL5s