It's
sometimes a bit of an old man's syndrome... everyone just regurgitates whatever
a couple people said.
People were saying BL8000 was the way forward, beats the BL3 any
day, and if you check now the dramatic shift (that I have percieved) of
opinion, it will indicate that the ALT and all ALT setup is the future.
I always believe that although the BL8000 were legendary, they are a
bit too old looking for today. It looks like a big submarine or those
gas burner for welding... The Lab3 is simple and doesn't immediately
wow you its looks but definately delivers.
I bought the BeoLab2, originally to sell on but once I installed it,
it never left the house! The cinema is amazing, and music is impressive
as well! I have set it on volume 2 (via the BV7-40) with Bass in the
middle (50%) I have also CRITICALLY changed the BL2s setting to Setting
2 i think (need to check). This reduced the booming loads, yet whenever
you think the sound is getting too low for your current speakers (excep
BL5) then the BL2 kicks in like a gentleman.
Remember that its also not the massive 15" or 12" drivers,
inevitably making it quicker to react than larger subs... funny thing
is that it doesnt loose the low bass either, which smaller diameters
subs do (relatively).
I love it, I wouldn't live without it, it really kicks in where all
our b&o speakers stop (except bl9 and bl5) and you can make it as
boomy as you wish. It completes your system and adds the bass that all
the other non bl9 and bl5 speakers lack, badly at high volumes, and
dont tell me that you never listen to music loud :)
However, as most people have said, if youre going to buy it new +
another pair of speakers, then yes, you are definately better off going
for the BL9 at roughtly the same price! I just got the BL2 used and
haven't looked back since!