I am thinking about a Century or a Beosound 1 , would either of these fill my living room, it is 12 meters by 6.5 meters.

I dont listen at loud levels.

Does the Century have better Stereo seperation than the Beosound 1?  What Watts do they have?

 

Thanks

 

 

In my view, not adequately. For a room this big, I would suggest you need a better system. You need more bass to fill that size of room - an Ouverture with some speakers - the 4000s would be a minimum in my view.

I agree with Peter here. Although BeoSound 1 is an excellent system, I would say it is not powerful enough to fill your size of room. An Ouverture + BeoLab 2500 combo or better would make a big difference in the warmth of the sound in my opinion. The Stereo will also be improved. What's your rough budget for this room, if I may ask?

I'd agree with Peter and Henry - BeoLab 4000s are the minimum required. You may want to look at BeoLab 3s or 8000s as well.

Me too - get a system proper, the 2 mentioned are really only suitable for a smallish room such as a bedroom or for background music in say a conservatory. Of course if background music is all you require in your living room then I suppose either would be fine, I would go for the BS1 on looks alone.

Chris.

Oh well looks an overture or a 3200 , hope my wife agrees!!
 

 

 

 

Buy her some shoes - problem solved

What speakers are you thinking of? I quite like the Beolab 4000's.

Chris.

I like the look of the Beolab 5000 wall hanging speakers, are they any good or just pure eye candy?

doomlordis:

I like the look of the Beolab 5000 wall hanging speakers, are they any good or just pure eye candy?

Both!

Excellent speakers.

Chris.

doomlordis:

I like the look of the Beolab 5000 wall hanging speakers, are they any good or just pure eye candy?

Looks better than the BL3 or BL4000 and sounds accourdingly !! very good that is ! I do like them and so does my wife [she's the one saying we'll never get rid of those speakers because she really,really loves them both looks as sound (even better than our BL4500's :-) although they are rather hard to find nowadays and pricy, but it will save you the money for a painting on the wall.............................

5000s are truly superb and at the moment, I prefer them over my 8000s with a lab2 !! not sure why! but they just sound great!

They have a great overall sound to them and when mounted on the right wall sound wonderful.

Highly recommended and sought after.. there is a pair on ebay UK at the moment.

mobeyone:

5000s are truly superb and at the moment, I prefer them over my 8000s with a lab2 !! not sure why! but they just sound great!

They have a great overall sound to them and when mounted on the right wall sound wonderful.

Highly recommended and sought after.. there is a pair on ebay UK at the moment.

I have to agree with you : I use them as rear speakers on a concrete wall [they sound much better on a concrete wall then on a hollow or thin wall ; so much more and smooth bass]

I love this thread - it has gone from "will a BS1 or Centuary" fullfil my needs? to considering a BS3200 with Beolab 5000's. Brilliant and a perfect illustration of exactly how B&O gets under your skin.

Chris.

Medogsfat:

I love this thread - it has gone from "will a BS1 or Centuary" fullfil my needs? to considering a BS3200 with Beolab 5000's. Brilliant and a perfect illustration of exactly how B&O gets under your skin.

Chris.

I still think Pentas would be more sensible

Alex:

Medogsfat:

I love this thread - it has gone from "will a BS1 or Centuary" fullfil my needs? to considering a BS3200 with Beolab 5000's. Brilliant and a perfect illustration of exactly how B&O gets under your skin.

Chris.

I still think Pentas would be more sensible

Nice one Alex - you've done what I was trying to avoid - opening the Penta V BL 5000 debate.

Penta's are far superior obviously

Chris.

Medogsfat:

Alex:

Medogsfat:

I love this thread - it has gone from "will a BS1 or Centuary" fullfil my needs? to considering a BS3200 with Beolab 5000's. Brilliant and a perfect illustration of exactly how B&O gets under your skin.

Chris.

I still think Pentas would be more sensible

Nice one Alex - you've done what I was trying to avoid - opening the Penta V BL 5000 debate.

Penta's are far superior obviously

Chris.

Success!

And of course they are