Would recommend that you keep using the BL6000's and save up for a Beolab 2.

 

See this thread for some more reading

http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/thread/98777.aspx 

 

or this

http://forum.beoworld.org/forums/thread/39137.aspx 

Thanks for the links.  I should have assumed that the topic had come up before.

I have a pair of BL8000s with the BL2, and the BL6500 sounds great with that setup.

I just hate to see such a fine amplifier sitting idle while the speakers do all the work

 

Thanks Again,

Rob 

The RL140's are a fine speaker and the 6500 amplifier will have just about enough grunt to handle them. Your problem may be finding a pair in good condition. The cloth fronts are not very user friendly (fragile!) and they suffer from foam rot.

Unless you are a boom, boom merchant then you should resist the Beolab 2 for music listening.

 

Edit  Oh Dear!!

Edit: Just realized you're in my time zone, so you can buy my white cx100's!  They sound awesome when driven by a good amp, but thay alone won't satisfy your need for bass if thats what you're looking for.  Yes, self advertising at its finest.

Or Sell the bl6000's and with the money get a nice set of pentas

Or if you really want to try the internal amp, maybe some beovox 5000 wall speakers, a Graham (joeyboygolf) favorite! 

joeyboygolf:

Unless you are a boom, boom merchant then you should resist the Beolab 2 for music listening.

 

You mean like this guy? 

 

In my personal opinion the Beolab 2 is not that well suited for use in a music system. A bit too much boom for my taste. But I can understand you feel the Beolab 6000's are a bit lacking in bass. Instead of adding a Beolab 2, I would trade in the Beolab 6000's for a pair of Beolab 3's. I think these sound absolutely wonderful. Best to listen for yourself, though...

srywrgnbr:

Thanks for the links.  I should have assumed that the topic had come up before.

I have a pair of BL8000s with the BL2, and the BL6500 sounds great with that setup.

I just hate to see such a fine amplifier sitting idle while the speakers do all the work

Thanks Again,

Rob

Hello,

I have passive speakers connected to my white BM 6500 : These are white ALR Nummer 3 speakers which I bought when I was living in germany*. ALR is now called ALR Jordan. They sound much much greater than with my previous big Yamaha amplifier. The sound is much less aggressive than it was. There is largely enough bass (enough for my neighbors to complain from time to time ), and absolutely no need for an extra subwoofer. These are bass reflex speakers with a symmetric construction : two bass/middle speakers surrounding the tweeter. One above, one bellow.

Anyway, this exact model of loud speakers, is now no more for sale (I bought them 1994), but they prove to me that  good passive loudspeaker can sound great with the BM 6500. I am really happy with this setup.
I had never a chance to hear the BM 6500 connected to other speakers, but I could hear my speakers connected to different amplifiers beside the Yamaha, and the best result was and remains for me with the BM 6500 !
Years ago, people told that B&O passive loudspeakers were not the best that one could get. Anyway, what ever brand of speakers you consider to use, have a try ! It can sound great.

Marc

 

(*) Back in those days, I choosed the white color for my loudspeaker to match the color of my white Beogram 6500, which was the only peace of B&O I had... Years later, I could get the missing parts in white: the BM and Beogram CD - Not the tape desk : I could not give up my Nakamichi tape desk.

You know, you can have the best of both worlds, I do.
Also, when looking at passives, there are some great speakers that are now considered vintage.
I have my BM7000 with Beovox S120s connected and Beovox S30s in the dining room. But I also run the 7000 into my Avant and out through Beolab Pentas and Beolab 8000s
When listening to Radio/CD/Tape/ Record player press AV first to listen with the labs or not, to listen with the Voxes. This way, I can chose to watch TV/Sat/DVD through Labs or Voxes too.
Suits me real fine.

Andy T.

Thanks again everyone for the input.

I think I have been convinced to buy a set of passive speakers...  Now I just have to work within the bounds my wife set out (no wood grain veneers, nothing too big, etc...)

I agree with the comments about not using a subwoofer for music.

 And of course, I did not miss those CX100s on ebay, but I am looking for something with more bass than the BL6000s.