I assume  you (saf) are asking "How does the sound compare?"  between Ulysses, the Truly Ugly Monstrosity and the BeoLab 5.

Yes that was it: thank you for another bit of a very interesting story behind the BL5s, Dave.

Many thanks Andy for this great work !

I have just put it on the gallery.

 

Second that Saf and another thank you Dave!

Another question if its possible for you to answer? what was the "working" relationship like with B&O? did you have total control over the adaption ALT? and did you have a say in the overall design of the lab5 or did your contribution just stop at the prototype stage?

Understand if you are unable to answer but it is fascinating to read what went into the creation of the lab5! 

How kind Emmanuel
You are doing a great job with the Photo section.
I have more to add to this thread over the next few days.
When it is finnished, will you have the facility to make changes due to my innaccuracies?

In response to mobeyone's query about our (Sausalito Audio's) working relationship with B&O:

Thanks Dave for the very informative post.
Before I add my last clump of photographs to this thread,  I must mention a little of what Dave M is working on.
Dave composes and records music, mostly electronically and with synthesizers. I think he describes it as 'loudspeaker music'
We all know how thrilling it is to watch an action film in 5.1 surround sound. A famous clip springs to mind where a helicopter comes up from over the edge of a ravine. In 5.1 this sounds stunning, but imagine this scenario....

.....a sixth channel that goes into an overhead speaker!! Now imagine the helicopter flying towards you and then over your head! Wouldn't that sound awesome!!!
You would get sounds from above and from the distant horizon and from all places in between.
We all know that Dave has five Beolab 5s in his 8000 cubic feet studio, in his 1725 New England home, but he also has a Beolab strapped unceremoniously to one of the beams over his head.
I'd really love to go and see and hear this.
Perhaps in the year 2020, we will all have vertical/horizontal true surround sound systems. Just how many dimensions this is, I'm not sure
Read much more on this subject on Dave's website, here.

Meanwhile, back in King Street, I had managed to get on Dave J's laptop, to let you all know I was still with you.
I am not very good at working that mousey-paddy thing on a laptop. I wrote a lengthy reply to Soundproofs question to Dave M about lightning and surge protectors on his sound equipment---- then deleted it by accident!

Dave J had set up the laptop to be seen on the big Beovision on the wall. By repeatedly pressing F5 on the prize draw thread,I was able to let everyone in the room see what was going on.

Eat, drink and be merry, Dave!

Meanwhile, back in the viewing room, Lee was busy matching numbers with members, and dictating to his wee brother who had won what.

Why does Lee look sooo serious?

saf:

Why does Lee look sooo serious?

.............. and does he need glasses?? He should go to Specsavers!

Thanks for the reply Dave, sounds like a fantastic relationship!

Sorry for hijacking your thread Andy! 

No problem Mobe.

Before long, it was time to go and find a pub!
Dave M, Dave J, Ian, Lee, Simon, Laura, her friend and myself all went over the road to a 'proper' pub.
This is Dave on the way out with his furry white hat and still eating.

And here in the pub. Ian in the foreground

We were only in the pub for a short while when the bell went for last orders. I couldn't believe it was nearly eleven o'clock!
I also thought the licensing laws might have been more accomodating in Manchester.
Needless to say, we didn't want the evening to end there, so we elected to go somewhere to eat.
The two girls decided to call it a do so the remaining six of us went to find a restaurant. We headed to Chinatown.
Amazingly, many Chinese restaurants were also closing.
The wind was an icy blare, it had been threatening to snow all day. I felt like apologising to Dave M for the weather, until he informed us that they had had 18 inches of snow the previous week in Massachusets!
We eventually found an eating establisment that was open and we all went in, out of the cold.
Dave J decided to 'say Grace' in Mandarin while we all pretended to look serious.

Lee and myself, neither of us looking at our best.
The huge, round, white thing in the foreground is Dave Jenning's head!

Here, Dave M is taking a picture of the said head.

Jandyt:

I couldn't believe it was nearly eleven o'clock!

My goodness: good I read your comment- and clicked to enlarge the picture, Andy . I'd have sworn the guys were engaged in a game of poker. Well, they were just tired.

Well, we all enjoyed our meal, though the hot and sour soup was a little too hot for me.
This is the last picture of the thread. I bet Lee would agree with me when I say I wish I was as photogenic as you, Dave.
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I'd like to thank Dave Moulton for letting us know that he was coming to Manchester and for giving up an evening of his UK trip for us.
Dave, it was a great pleasure meeting you and hearing all your tales. I feel sure our paths will cross again on one side of the pond or other.

A big thank you goes to Dave Jennings for inviting Dave M and all the rest of us to his dealership. Thanks Ian Kinsella, Graham and Chris for making us feel welcome too.

Thanks Lee, for dragging your Mac up to Manchester and the hard work you put into doing the first Beoworld, roadshow prize draw.

Biggest thanks, as always goes to my fellow Beoworlders for following yet another of my photo' threads and putting up with my usual drivel! (I wonder what my next one will be )

You'll be pleased to note, that I have re-added all my photo's to this thread.

Andy T.

After all those beers did he mention something about the 'next' beolab?

Thanks Andy!

I remember viewing this thread before, but it was great fun going through it again! 

Thanks Andy, I remember this thread from when you originally posted it. It's been great to read through it again.

 

 

Craig

Perhaps.

 

BUT....Prior to my B&O phase, I spent a decade installing mainly UK made 2 channell audio kit - primarily Linn/Naim/Rega and Arcam stuff.

Old habits die hard, and I have done countless presentations where an A/B comparison of speakers involved changing just the speakers - and using a comparator is basically illegal in that world. 

As far as possible, the "signal path" had to remain unchanged whenerver anything is compared - so whilst plugging and unplugging is indeed a bit low-tech, it removes any variables that could be seen to skew the results of the comparison.

Also, in hi-fi circles, any device with three or four outputs and one input could/would be seen as a variable - ie, one output could sound "better" (different) to another.

 

So.....I plugged and unplugged.

 

Andy - if you ever find yourself in a UK hifi specialists, ask the about Peter Belt, Russ Andrews or the whole "mains cleaning" industry. 

 

It's a whole new world of tweaky madness.