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Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Peter — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:05:08 GMT

He does! On Saturdays!

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Dave — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:58:42 GMT

My perception of the BL9's was just an inference. How do you know all this Alex? You should work for B&O.

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Alex — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:54:41 GMT

You think? I think they use very high quality drive cones, high quality amps and to me, the cabinets seem very high quality.

You should seem the 'simplicity' of what some of the competition is pushing out in comparison to the price tag! Not that there's anything wrong with this...

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Dave — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:46:26 GMT

I'm sure there are plenty of gay Bang & Olufsen owners out there Sean! B&O design has both the WAF = wife acceptance factor and the GAF = gay applause factor

If i could afford BL9's i would have a pair instead of the 4000's. But i must reiterate that the sound we get from the 4000's in our room is very impressive and strange (considering the size of the drivers, cabinet volume and price). I don't question the value for money with BL9's - as the sound quality is clearly awesome. Placed well, i imagine that they are a "poor man's pair of BL5's". I do wonder, however, how much the BL9's cost to manufacture... they seem rather simple as far as materials go

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Seanie_230 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:27:25 GMT

i have no idea why i posted that i think i just got excited when i found there was another gay B&o owner lol

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Seanie_230 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:23:13 GMT

all i want to say really is horray for the gay.

its 2007 people, my dad was not even shocked when i said i was batty

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Razlaw — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:56:21 GMT

David, I agree with you. The 4000s are amazing. We have 4000s in two rooms in our house and had a pair of Beolab 1s with a subwoofer in a third room. I frequently found myself choosing to listen to the 4000s over the 1s as they seemed to sound better to me. We recently purchased a pair of Beolab 9s to replace the 1s which are now rear speakers in our surround sound set up replacing the 6000s that were in the rear. When I listen to the 4000s I wonder why I spent the money on the 9s. However when I go listen to the 9s it makes sense again. The sound is better from the 9s at high volumes and the bass is tighter, although which is better is a matter of taste.

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Alex — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:14:32 GMT

BeoLab 5s in the same situation would have shown you what you're really missing out on! BL4000s are lovely little speakers, and really impress for their size, but BeoLab 5s in the same room would have shown what can really be done with the music...

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

jonnyb — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:08:42 GMT

David:
Yeh lol it was harsh but i was a pretty belligerent kid so i learnt my lesson quick

Ah so you weren't thrown out for being gay - just for being a teenager

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:55:39 GMT

Yeh lol it was harsh but i was a pretty belligerent kid so i learnt my lesson quick

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

jonnyb — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:50:00 GMT

David:
When i remember that it has been only 4 years since being outed and living homelessly, i feel so lucky and appreciate everything alot more! Gee i have busy fingers don't I! I'll shh now.

That sounds harsh - you were thrown out of home?

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

PentaIII — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:21:22 GMT

That's nice of your dealer, I can't say my local would be that kind!

I find it truly mind boggling when people plug in their iPods to audition a loudspeaker when a finely edited CD leaves a lowly MP3 file and a poorly edited CD for dead.

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:58:49 GMT

Sorry, no idea mate, that's what google is for!

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

aweicc — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:45:34 GMT

Thanks!

eh.. where would I be able to get my hand on them? local music store?

Re: Beolab 4000 vs BL5

Dave — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:40:38 GMT

* Chiller
Kunzel / Cincinati Pops Orchestra - under Telarc Digital Record label. (1989)

* The ultimate demonstration disc
Chesky Records' guide to critical listening (1995)