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Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

cooldude — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:04:22 GMT

Hi Evman,

Glad to read your opinion on the single/twin cona's.

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Evan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:10:33 GMT

Peter I would be overjoyed to be able to contribute in such a way.

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Evan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:07:28 GMT

I saw my pair on craigslist as a side note on a listing for RL60.2s. The same RL60.2s mentioned in my test above. Once I contacted the seller and got pictures, I jumped at it, bought the lot the next day.

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Peter — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:07:07 GMT

Prices are obviously what the market will take. Cheap compared to a Beolab 2 mind you! I agree with the above thought though - a more musical sub-woofer than most, probably because it doesn't go as low. Very interested to hear of your comparison with two - maybe you would like to do an article to add to the description on site.

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

j0hnbarker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:36:44 GMT

To be fair, they'll be in very good condition too, and I know that I could rely on the seller to supply reliable top-quality goods. I'm out of that price bracket though, so will have to wait for an eBay bargain instead!

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Evan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:02 GMT

Yes I realize that is quite steep. I bought both of mine for roughly a sixth of the cost of one of those on iconic-av, and to top it off they are probably in the best available condition.

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

j0hnbarker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:09:46 GMT

evman140:

They have both a black and white one.

http://www.iconic-av.co.uk/category_view.php?categoryid=2

Oooh. I'd like a contrasting white one to match with my black Cona, but nearly £300 is taking the michael. I paid half that from a reputable second-hand dealer a couple of years back. I could get another set of BV Pentas for not much more!

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Evan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:45:40 GMT

They have both a black and white one.

http://www.iconic-av.co.uk/category_view.php?categoryid=2

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Evan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:43:06 GMT

No problem Mika. The Conas are quite cornered too, but still able to impress.

I believe I saw a Cona on the iconic-av.co.uk web site j0hn.

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

j0hnbarker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:16:21 GMT

Gah! Now I want another Cona to use with my Beovox Pentas!!!

Re: Beovox Cona: One or Two?

tournedos — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:34:11 GMT

Thanks for posting!

Apparently the Conas go high enough that you can actually get some stereo imaging. This should depend on the room size as well; as soon as the frequency goes low enough to create standing waves instead of advancing sound, you should not be able to sense much direction. Of course the lowest going instruments are usually panned to the middle or near middle in most recordings of modern music.

Beovox Cona: One or Two?

Evan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:46:12 GMT

Some time ago I posted a question asking how to best connect two Beovox Conas to my Beomaster 4500. Some seemed that a single Cona was the most appropriate option. Alternatively, some members thought a dual subwoofer configuration was credible as well. I hope all who read this keep an open mind and consider the reality of the many factors that can change an acoustic performance. My apologies for a brief and blunt test as I will be going out of town for thanksgiving and wanted to get this to all of you as fast as possible.

I am here now, at the request of a few of the latter mentioned members to present my findings.

This is very amateur but here goes...

Two Conas:

Before I had received the 2 pin DIN plugs necessary to connect them to my 4500, I hooked them up to my Yamaha Natural Sound R-7 receiver along with a pair of RL60.2s. The Conas were joined to the Yamaha in stereo and were being fed 80 watts each. They sounded great, as expected. Once attached to the Beomaster I did many more intensive experiments. During the move the Conas moved from my large open basement to my relatively small room, so sound at lower levels is much more noticeable. They are nearly inaudible at volumes below 40. But they really hit once past 60. The stereo sound is very smooth, clean and clear through the volume scale and not overbearing with boom and resonance like all other standalone subwoofers. (I actually ended up knocking a hat off of my TV!) Having only one signal per Cona also keeps the bass down for times when you don’t want it, like before bed and parents are already asleep. As for stereo imaging, it was forecasted that it would be slim to none. Being more of a musical subwoofer, the Cona did surprise and there was a little stereo imaging noticeable when directly between the Conas. But this little imaging was noticeable at very high volumes.

One Cona:

Having two signals going to a single Cona does have a few advantages. First of all, one notices the power, immense power! This also reflected in low level listening, much more noticeable lower down on the scale. But for me the combined left and right signals didn’t sound as clean and smooth as two separate Conas did.

Conclusion:

I hope this gave everyone some useful insight. I will continue my listening with two Conas in stereo and I recommend that anyone who has two at their disposal should try it for themselves; they won’t have wasted their time. I hope you all enjoyed reading.

This type of post is very new to me, so go easy on me please!