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Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Pauliander — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:19:34 GMT

If BL5 are out of the question too bad, but go and listen to BL1! I definitely prefer them to BL9 and also (slightly)to my lovely penta's. Both are great in fact. Anyway, if you already would have BL2, you will have a great system. Btw, my wife agreed for complete new set-up in 2013 when we build our house. Fortunately, she has no problem with BL5, she calls them "the mars men"!

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Jez — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:47:30 GMT

The base ring can be removed and is rather heavy. The rest of the unit is a solid unit not really designed to be taken apart for transport.

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Razlaw — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:42:37 GMT

"Does anybody know if the BL1's can be "broken down" for shipping? That is, do they come apart, or are they each a single (huge) piece.

Stan"

The bases can be removed very easily.

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Hardwriter — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:26:56 GMT

I'm with your wife and Paul Winn on this. We can talk about quality of construction and sound and vision and integration and all of that techie stuff but surely the real reason we own B&O stuff is that we want to be different. BL8000s are the very definition of B&O - elegant, striking, real conversation pieces - and I have my wife's approval to say this ;-)

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Larskoelle — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:13:21 GMT

If she really does not like the 9s´ I would also go for the 5s´.

I am soo glad that there is no need to have that kind of discussion at my home.

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

macjonny1 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:08:39 GMT

I would love some BL9s or 5s, but there is no way my wife would let me get them either. She barely put up with the BL3s I have in one room, and thins the BL8000s look like rockets. Maybe if I had a space ship theme....

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Evan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:32:47 GMT

Have you shown your wife the Penta? The Penta and 8000 are close relatives to many people here and have been compared frequetly.

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Sevilsivle — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:39:35 GMT

My wife doesn't like the "penguins" (BL 9's) or the "Daleks" (BL5's) or any of the other kit with "ashtrays" i.e. acoustic lenses. Wall-mounted 8002 are just about acceptable though.

Tim

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Chris — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:33:35 GMT

I have a similar "problem" in as much as i had budgeted for a Beovision 8-40, SHE decided she didn't like it and we ended up with 7-40, Beolab 6000,8000 and then insisted we buy a Beolab 2! All this because they didn't have a any Beolab 5's(which she is looking for as i speak). If she had a "special" friend my world would be complete

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Stan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:30:32 GMT

I just remembered another line from this exchange... I said "but they sound much better", and she says dismissively "you're the only one that cares about that!"

With all due respect to the BL5s, I don't see those ever landing in my home (at least as long as I'm married, and it's been a very good 18 yrs so I don't see this changing any time soon). To my wife, I think she would think they're impressive in all the wrong ways ... not to mention that they're very, very rare 2nd hand in the States (most of the time I've seen them for sale, it looked very much like a scam - "cash-only and meet me in the alley for pickup").

I'm starting to lean toward the BL1's... maybe they're not as good as the BL9s, but that doesn't matter if the 9s are not allowed in the house. I've always felt they were a bit "over the top" design wise (in fact, I kind of prefer the BL9s because they are less showy, but clearly SWMBO thinks differently), but I could probably get used to them... especially if they sound better.

Does anybody know if the BL1's can be "broken down" for shipping? That is, do they come apart, or are they each a single (huge) piece.

Stan

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Stan — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:08:17 GMT

Jonathan:

May be time to update the wife??

I should have known this would come up and said up front that this is not an option... Note the first sentence "Normally, my wife has been very supportive of my B&O habit". In my experience, this is an uncommon trait that must not be taken for granted

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Søren Mexico — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:06:53 GMT

kallasr:

Jonathan:

May be time to update the wife??

But be aware: this can cause other issues LINK

Ralf

My wife just loves the 8000s, also Bvox 3/5000 is accepted, a big problem is the s45s, s3702, she wants too place nice small nippets on them to make them look "nice", women

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

kallasr — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:18:48 GMT

Jonathan:

May be time to update the wife??

But be aware: this can cause other issues LINK

Ralf

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Tod Daniel — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:31:52 GMT

Oh guys, the BL8000 are such beautiful designs and iconic. BL5/9s are more like 'things' I certainly wouldn't want them in my house!

Re: Wife doesn't like BeoLab 9s

Dillen — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:14:59 GMT

"She said "they so small, I don't like their look, they don't look impressive - I like your speakers now, they're impressive". "

Now, that's unusual.
Doesn't sound like the kind of wife, I would replace.

Martin