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Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Stephan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:17:26 GMT

I will take some pictures at the weekend, my living room still looks like a B&O truck lost half of its freight :-)

As soon as the wiring was done I started directly with the "I-have-to-listen-to-almost-every-CD-I-own-to-see-how-it-sounds-on-those-speakers"-thing ... this takes some time :-)

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Stephen Neale — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:10:26 GMT

Where the pictures, thought we would see you standing next to the speakers with the biggest grin all over your face.

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Kevin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:03:01 GMT

Congrats!

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

beocool — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:58:12 GMT

Glad to hear you like them!

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Daniel — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:31:31 GMT

Stephan:

P.S. I Know now how Gollum felt .... "My precious!!!!"

Don't get too excited, or we have to throw them in Mount Doom. But you'll probably bite off some fingers then...

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Stephan — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:59:09 GMT

Still testing and experimenting with the Lab 5s.

One thing you have to be aware of is that they are very very analytical.

If a CD is recorded bad, it sounds bad. If MP3 isn't ripped correctly (Lossless) you miss a lot of the spectrum, if a CD is recorded and produced very good, it instantly puts a smile on your face.

CDs tested so far:

1. Robert Manos "Angel Road" - Killer in bass, especially the song "Mombasa" went to 80 in volume and the bass feels like an earthquake. Check this song out if you own a pair of Lab 5s (iTunes has it)

2. The Mars Volta "Frances the Mute" - One of my favorite Albums of one of my favorite bands. Sounds ok but could have been better recorded, an improvement from my 8000s/Lab2 but not much.

3. Tool "10000 Days" - disappointed me for being badly recorded in my new Beolab 5 opinion. :-(

4. Clint Mansell Soundtrack to "The Fountain" - THIS IS IT! Besides the beautiful soundtrack itself, the CD is very good and dynamical produced and the 5s could really show their capabilities.. If you read this, get the soundtrack, its worth every penny!

5. Lord of the Rings Soundtracks 1-3 - Beolab 5 is really excellent in playing classical music at high volumes as those speakers deliver everything from crystal clear heights to the deepest bass without any distortion and/or stress

6. Tested a movie as well, Star Wars Episode 2, the scene where Obi Wan flies through the asteroid field and Fett drops the seismic charges and the asteroids explode.... HOLY S**T! ... you can literally SEE the bass moving from left to right and all windows start waving white flags :-) LOVE IT!

More to come...

In general the Lab 5s tend to sound very good on high volumes 60 and up, I'm still missing some bass below the 40 mark but with a little calibration tweaking the surely deliver that as well....

I do not regret a single Euro I've paid for them and I'm just at the beginning :-)

Stephan

P.S. I Know now how Gollum felt .... "My precious!!!!"

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

GuyHui — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:47:37 GMT

Congratulation, you just got the TOP of the line from B&O, in term of active loudspeakers.

Those beauties are such incredible.

ENJOY !

Guy

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

soundproof — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:42:11 GMT

The other day I sat down to enjoy the Beatles remaster of "Abbey Road" on my BeoLab 5s. I was enthralled - and actually had tears in the corner of my eye after several of the songs. Wonderful music through wonderful speakers.

Do your utmost to place them so that they can engage the side walls to throw reflections to you, that's what the accoustic lens is for!

You'll find the review through the Main Site link above, Beoboiinoz, in the Products section.

Cheers!

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

John — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:44:24 GMT

Well, as someone who's been involved in music and this 'hobby' for nigh on forty years, the Lab 5's are some of the, if not THE very best loudspeaker I've ever heard, and I've heard more than a few.

Certainly they are my personal reference and dream speaker, so I definitely understand and 'share' your excitement.

On a slight side note, could you provide a link to the review you mention by any chance - I have a couple of the net, but they're not easy to come by so would appreciated reading some more reviews of them if they're available.

Many thanks and Congratulations

Kind Regards

John

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Stephan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:30 GMT

Ouverture would be nice but my 9000 will NEVER leave my livingroom as this started my collection and the whole B&O thing...

Truely a B&O icon in my point of view and I'm still stunned of the quality.

I never experienced any issues besides a swap of the CD drive unit due to a dusty/old lens..

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Stephan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:29:40 GMT

@ evman: I've read it the 21 time after my post :-)

Hope this will be not too hard to drag those to the second floor by myself...

I just feel bad about my front 8000s and the sub, every time I'm thinking about selling something from B&O, I spend the double amount of time thinking of ways to justify to keep the stuff ....

I think the guest toilet and the kitchen are not B&O equipped, hmmmmmmm :-)

Around 10 hours from now on, and I cannot sleep ....

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Kevin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:38:35 GMT

Lee, you are all too kind! My BL8000 can vibrate a 300lb dining table, so I can imagine what the BL5 can do at the LifeStyle AV. Just be sure your trousers are not too tight!

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

9 LEE — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:01:34 GMT

Kevin's obviously way too cultured..

I suggest doing what we first did at LifeStyle AV. Turning them up so loud they visibly moved the front of our trousers, then made objects shuffle across shelves with the vibrations.

Yes, we're all big kids - but we love our jobs

Lee

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Kevin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:40:20 GMT

Congratulations! I'm happy you are happy. May I suggest the Telarc/Eric Kunzel version of the 1812 Overture?

Re: They're going to arrive in 48 hours .....

Evan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:55:55 GMT

I read that review right after I came across this thread of yours Stephan. It must have been my 5th time reading it.