Hi

I just got BeoLab 8002 speakers and i'm a little neurotic about blowing them out... Is it at all possible to blow out these active speakers? Won't they shut off before playing too loud that it blows them out? Also I had them connected to my computer and unfortunately disconnected the mini jack without turning them off and there was a large popping sound, can that blow them out? 

Thanks a lot for all answers!

Palli 

B&O stuff is usually well protected - the green/red light goes amber if there has been an issue.

But why take unnecessary chances?  Treat them with care and they will last a decade or two.

 

Believe me, I'm not taking any chances, I'm just wondering... And I pulled the mini jack accidentally, but won't do that again!

But mainly I just listen to the speakers a very loud sometimes (when there's a good song) and I'm nervous about blowing them out...

 

A golden rule is: Play as loud as it sounds good (Is that a sentence? ). If the speakers begin to distort when you turn up the volume, then turn the volume down again - Simply as that.

- Dennis

I think the ABL gizmo will keep them in working order for a long time to come.

Removing the mini plug will likely damage the tweeters, if anything. I would still avoid it.

As others have said, don't worry, you will be fine.

I've had a pair of first generation (BeoLab 8000) speakers since 1994. They've never blown or needed any service, and I use them constantly with very loud music and movies.

Distortion as mentioned is really the key to knowing when your speakers are outside the "comfort zone".

Yes, I agree with Bayerische on this one. It takes a lot for a B&O system to distort so my advice is - Just enjoy your purchase and stop worrying!

my BL8000 (MkII) produce an "vibrating" sound playing loud music, it come from the "cloth"/grille/covers in front of the bass "air" outlet (top of the speaker); I do not like it but I can not find a way to stop it (only tightening the grille by hand which is a bit frustrating)

the drivers themself look ok  - so I do not thinks the sound occurs from any other part of the speaker...

does anyone have a similar problem?

Regards Elmar

Hmmm I remember once having a demo of BL6000 and when i put some decent bass on them through the Ouverture, the whole speaker casing vibrating and rattled really badly which rather put me off.

May be my reasoning is too simplistic, but being an active loudspeaker surely B&O wouldn't give it enough power to do any damage to itself?

That would be a bit like building a car with an engine powerful enough to break the driveshaft when you put your foot down.

Tim

Sevilsivle:

May be my reasoning is too simplistic, but being an active loudspeaker surely B&O wouldn't give it enough power to do any damage to itself?

That would be a bit like building a car with an engine powerful enough to break the driveshaft when you put your foot down.

Tim

 

Yeah, thats what I was thinking too...

Surely B&O when building the loudspeaker would only use drivers that could handle the amplification capacity of the unit itself ....?  Surely all the drivers used in the Beolab 8002 should be able to handle the maximum volume the speaker is able to reach...?

Regards, 

If you do it right you can blow up every speakers. It is not the constant sound that does the damage, the high peaks in the music do the damage. And there is no way of protecting speakers for every situation, a peak in sound is already there before the protection can kick in. So use them wisely and you will have years of great fun from your BeoLab's 8002. If you want to play loud, buy BeoLab 5!

I got my Beolabs 9 in orange... So active or not it is possible to blow them up. ( green playing, red is out and the orange light means are you mad???)

No damage though.

Chucky