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Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Tom — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:19:23 GMT

If you use you setup for music, then go for the BL5, you will never regret it. If not, then you don't need them.

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Craig — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:58:07 GMT

Beolab 1's would look very good with the height of your room as you say. Although after hearing a set of Beolab 5's for the first time a few weeks ago I know what I would choose. They were truely amazing and with Classical music I was totaly blown away. If only I could afford a pair. Oh well, might win the Lottery.

Craig

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

ThePriest — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:48:23 GMT

Hi Yeah I know they would fit perfect, but for the same price I could buy 4 used BL8000 a Beosound9000 and maybe a BV5 and the BL8000 they would also be perfect for the room. (beolab1 would maybe be good also, because of the height they have)

But then they don't have the sound as BL5, yeah I know that

Anders

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

saf — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:11:18 GMT

Merry X-mas, Priest.

(Frankly, get the speakers and forget the rest of the stuff - they will also fit perfectly design-wise as your pictures shows! )

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

ThePriest — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:28:17 GMT

Thanks mate

But I got to wait a while for this pleasure, but I can still wish, right?

I know it might be possible in the new year to get hold of a set, but I can't decide if I should stick and go for the BL5 or I should step down and then buy some other speaker in a lower range, and then buy some more B&o stuff & Danish designer furniture for the home. [:'(] I know I can't get It all at one time - damn it

So now I can only enjoy the pictures and video, so I can remember how it was that weekend though you can not get the same feeling like when you experience the BL5 in real life.

Anders

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Stars — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:55:26 GMT

I'm excited for you Anders!

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

ThePriest — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:15:29 GMT

Dear Santa

I have been a really good boy this year..!

Please be gentle with these beautiful speakers when you drop by Christmas night I hope that they can get through the chimney without any problems

Anders - "now without BL5 but still with a big smile on my face"

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Peter — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:01:34 GMT

Needs to be double blind! A/B/X is best!

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Puncher — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:52:58 GMT

Alex:

Well that's what I thought. I know the B&O speakers have large capacitors in them, but I'll approach it with an open mind...

Good lad!

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Alex — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:51:54 GMT

Well that's what I thought. I know the B&O speakers have large capacitors in them, but I'll approach it with an open mind...

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Puncher — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:48:33 GMT

Alex:
Peter:
Alex:

I'm hopefully going to be testing some out with mains conditioners at some point (apparently BeoLab 9s benefit hugely from this).
You'll have done a double blind trial then!

Well I was surprised to hear it said, but that came from a very trustable source. I haven't heard for myself though, but I have absolutely no reason to doubt him. Makes perfect sense to me, as I'm all for the idea of 'smoothing out' the signal from the mains. Mains cables etc... are a waste of time IMO, but seeing as the electrical outputs in my house seem to vary all the time (even when you switch on a light), I see how a mains conditioner could help improve the sound.
I'll try doing some double-blind tests at some point if I can though...

Please do - but remember, with the right capacitive filtering in the amplifier power supply, dc is just dc, regardless of the "quality" of the ac through the rectifier bridge! (Would B&O underdo the smoothing and filtering in the dc link of their premium speakers - I think not)

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Alex — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:43:02 GMT

Peter:
Alex:
I'm hopefully going to be testing some out with mains conditioners at some point (apparently BeoLab 9s benefit hugely from this).
You'll have done a double blind trial then!

Well I was surprised to hear it said, but that came from a very trustable source. I haven't heard for myself though, but I have absolutely no reason to doubt him. Makes perfect sense to me, as I'm all for the idea of 'smoothing out' the signal from the mains. Mains cables etc... are a waste of time IMO, but seeing as the electrical outputs in my house seem to vary all the time (even when you switch on a light), I see how a mains conditioner could help improve the sound.

I'll try doing some double-blind tests at some point if I can though...

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

soundproof — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:24:12 GMT

I've seen the room you have created for them in photos previously. You'll never be able to let them go - the room must be ideal for these speakers!

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Peter — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:13:17 GMT

Alex:
I'm hopefully going to be testing some out with mains conditioners at some point (apparently BeoLab 9s benefit hugely from this).

You'll have done a double blind trial then!

Re: A kind of a early Christmas present - I picked up two Beolab 5 today

Puncher — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:10:09 GMT

Alex:

They certainly are incredible speakers. I'm hopefully going to be testing some out with mains conditioners at some point (apparently BeoLab 9s benefit hugely from this).
IMO, the BeoLab 5 is the only truly 'limitless' speaker on the market. There may be one or two which have benefits over the BL5 in certain areas, but the differences I've heard between the BL5s and some of the best systems out there (costing far, far, far, far FAR more than any B&O setup would ever cost) are always startlingly small. If anything, the BeoLab 5s were better overall because of the way they just seem to be 'limitless' in dynamics, even at the most stupendously high volumes, and never ever sound like they're struggling. Bass to boot too...

Now then............ I've always thought you were beyond your years in your opinion (even though every now and then I like to poke you with a proverbial stick). I feel I must interject here however rearding the mains conditioner theory! - this is up there with speaker and mains cables. The first thing any active speaker does (with the mains input) is to convert it to d.c. to power the amplifiers (either digital or analogue). Having another unit before it to convert a.c. to d.c. and back to a.c. is irelevent. Believe me, I'm a Doctor!