Refoaming is an option, I have some experience working on speakers but eight small 3" drivers that require more precision than large woofers = sniffing glue for at least three hours, maybe more, which is not exactly tempting. I've just spent an hour or so re-doing one of the frets and ventilation isn't the best possible when the temperature

Sometimes it pays to open your mouth - I just got a free, 100% working Beocenter 9500, complete with BL1000 remote from my mother in law, who had "forgotten" it under her bed for a few years. She didn't quite understand why I was so enthusiastic about this "old piece of junk" that doesn't even play MP3:s... In any case, the

So, you're apparently the buyer who got the shell on eBay a while ago. I was about to bid, just for giggles, but before I got to that it was gone. Let's face the facts: there's no chance to build a BL7 as DIY. At least not without spending a considerable amount of money buying all the neccessary components as spare parts, far more than a

Earlier I wrote a short comment about the differences of the characteristics between CX 100 and C 75. Yesterday I replaced the drivers on a pair of CX 100:s and here's a slightly more detailed review: As before, the imaging/soundstage isn't still quite as good as C 75's, but both midrange and bass were improved immensely. It now feels that

Before you do this, remember that two speakers playing the same material in the same room can cause phase problems. The same thing as listening to a mono track through stereo speaker setup. Experimenting with speaker placement may or may not solve that, give it a try and see how it works - for plain background music this rarely is an issue.

Sponsoring an enthusast website is a rare and admirable move these days. I've been browsing through Sounds Heavenly website earlier and this made up my mind where to order speciality cables from now on. Two thumbs up for Steve.

A fascinating thread. Has anyone researched the possibilities to make a mod like this to Beovox 5000 panels? It'll be a very tight fit and feasibility could be questionable (wall installation, an additional wire to hide), but being able to lose the separate power amp between Ouverture and speakers might be worth the trouble.

I've heard the claim of highly natural sound a few times, and I agree, but there still are speakers that can do it better - the catch is, they usually need a right kind of room for that. Some speakers like JMlab Grande Utopia have a fairly narrow sweet spot where the sound reproduction is optimal, and my-God-it's-out-of-this-world when you're

The problem with Beolab 5 is that it's very good but not quite outstanding in terms of absolute sound quality. I may have spoilt myself rotten, with various, carefully selected heavy hitters of the high-end world, in rooms built or modified in terms of acoustics. Some of my systems have even required structural modifications to normal 8'4"

Excellent point of view, soundproof. As a non-purist (explained in another thread) I can see the problems that cause some of the lack of appeal to many potential customers - to some degree myself included. It's safe to say that AV has gone digital during last decade or so. Music has become a commodity and having an easily manageable access to your