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Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Flappo The Grate — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:51:32 GMT

i must've been a tad inebriated whn i posted that , i was probably mixing them up with my ae109's

oops !

tbh all this hifi looks the same to me , i'm more into the video / computer stuff

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Beolab — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:47:52 GMT

Flappo The Grate:

i have the 6000's and never cease to be amazed by the oomph they display , so much for them being bass light eh ?
i was playing ace of spades on them a few weeks ago and i actually had to turn the bass down
nuff said

:)

No offense, but this must be the joke of the year!... For the first the BL 6000 doesn't have any bass to turn down!??

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

V13WNG — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:32:32 GMT

Either that, or they're playing in a tiny room!!

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

joeyboygolf — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:02:56 GMT

Flappo The Grate:

i have the 6000's and never cease to be amazed by the oomph they display , so much for them being bass light eh ?
i was playing ace of spades on them a few weeks ago and i actually had to turn the bass down
nuff said

:)

I am resisting the temptation to pass comment on your ears, Flappo.

I suggest that you get these speakers checked out. My guess is that the tweeters have blown!

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:35:29 GMT

A14BEO:
These are BeoLab 6000's you were listening to, Flappo? My feet produce more bass as I walk!!!
I'm definately an 8000s man myself - the 6000's are excellent as rear speakers, but lack in every other department IMO. Just not enough.... well, "oomph", as you put it!!

I agree

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Beolab — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:29:29 GMT

Read all these 29 interesting review´s by BL 8000´s owners at Audioreview.com

http://www.audioreview.com/cat/speakers/floorstanding-speakers/bang-and-olufsen/PRD_119164_1594crx.aspx

Regards

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

V13WNG — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:05:07 GMT

These are BeoLab 6000's you were listening to, Flappo? My feet produce more bass as I walk!!!

I'm definately an 8000s man myself - the 6000's are excellent as rear speakers, but lack in every other department IMO. Just not enough.... well, "oomph", as you put it!!

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Flappo The Grate — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:41:43 GMT

i have the 6000's and never cease to be amazed by the oomph they display , so much for them being bass light eh ?

i was playing ace of spades on them a few weeks ago and i actually had to turn the bass down

nuff said

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

MartinW — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:54:49 GMT

Actually Alex you're definately right about the BL3's being wrong in that setup, they wouldn't look right - I agree.

Just a more versatile speaker in the right environment, acoustic lens, ICEpower, bass radiators and all that!

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Alex — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:50:00 GMT

From a design point of view, I'd have the 8000s either side of the AV9000. The 6000s would look too slim in comparison to the size of the AV9000. BeoLab 3s would look wrong IMO.

There are then, as Martin says, the huge sonic differences between the 6000s and the 8000s. 8000s can sound wonderful with classical and jazz music.

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

MartinW — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:40:22 GMT

Hi Peter,

No doubt you've listened to both extensively - there cannot be any doubt that the 8000's sound better, so lets put that aside!

With an AV9000, I would go for a classic look, which rules out red blue and, imho, grey.

Black looks good in both models, although the speakers blend into the background much more in black if you have a dark room. This may or may not be desirable!

In silver/black I think they look great and catch the eye. I hate the silver with silver fret BL6000's though - silver/black is much better.

I can't remember if the AV 9000 is taller than the BL6000's, if it isn't - then they are probably the best look for a study, not too obtrusive.

If you were looking for the best sound, and trying to get the best performance to cost ratio, I would say that BL6000 with a BL2 beats a pair of 8000's any day.

Also, unless it was for aesthetics, I would say there is never a need for 8000's as rears. They don't do enough, unless you want a perfect SPEAKER 4 balance, which again isn't that necessary imho!

Having said that, BeoLab 3's on the floor stands do it for me but that wasn't part of the question!

Cheers,

Martin

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Dave — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:19:06 GMT

The 6000's stand apart from the pack as rears when they are freestanding and the beautiful aluminium can be seen in all it's glory. I've nevr really had a listen to 8000's and am curious as to how they fair against 4000's which are almost half the price.

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

mobeyone — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:33:39 GMT

8000s all day long, they are too good a package to ignore and if the price is right are most certainly a long term speaker which will still suprise you from time to time.

6000s are stunning but once you have listened to the 8000s.. theres no return!

Design wise.. I would probably say the 6000s have the upper hand as they are simply beautiful to look at but then again so are the 8000s

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

JC — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:46:17 GMT

I have 8s and 6s. I have just bought a pair of all black 6000s. They look stunning, I agree the sound isn't exactly stunning. Ah but how they look makes me smile every time I gaze at them.

We had some friends up from darn South at the weekend. How they waxed lyrical about the system and the speakers made me realise how lucky I am to be able to afford such luxuries. So much so one of them is off to B&O Marlow to look at the range with a view to purchase.

Happy Jonnie

Re: Beolab 6000 or 8000 - your opinion.

Medogsfat — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:43:12 GMT

I voted 8000's as front & 6000's as rears.

Both beautiful speakers but the 8000's are still the best looking speakers ever designed IMO. The 6000's have proven to be too easy to copy due to their simplistic & elegant design whereas the 8000's are unmistakable in any setting. Sound wise they are both very much ahead of anything of similar design by other mainstrean manufacturers which is where the real value lies IMO. I think as B&O owners we tend to get sucked into the trap of comparing these with other B&O speakers when in reality the best comparison is with other brands where both of these excel in terms of design/build quality/price (including resale value) & longevity. Very few manufacturers can compete on all 3 points I've mentioned.

Chris.