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Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Razlaw — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:30:35 GMT

Dave:
I saw a red one with the 7.4 and it looked great.

Thanks!

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

timhanna — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:41:49 GMT

me? yeah.

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Razlaw — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:31:15 GMT

So yours is silver and both parts match?

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

timhanna — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:09:34 GMT

ok, i think i know why... you said the dealer didnt supply a box... humm...

when i got mine, caged, the 7-4 i ordered was silver, but when i looked at it, standing up, it looked darker.... no wait, it was dirt!!

The entire front-panel was filthy... the dealer offered to send me a replacement front panel, however i returned the whole system back, and got it all brand new, box still sealed. no problems...

could that be the reason?

Only a suggestion////

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Dave — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:26:22 GMT

I saw a red one with the 7.4 and it looked great.

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Razlaw — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:08:40 GMT

Does this color issue exist with the BV7 in red or blue?

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

moxxey — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:31:43 GMT

Beolab,

The Bath B&O have the same setup as you and it's the same on their system! The speaker is way darker than the gunmetal BV7-40. Apparently this is how it's supposed to be with the 7.4, due to the design of the speaker. ie the holes in the grille make it appear darker.

Indeed, it almost looks black compared to the dark grey TV.

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

PL212 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:43:06 GMT

aweicc:
I found with my 7.2 that sometimes during dvd playback, the speech is hardly audible and if I turn up the volume, then the background noise, music/sound effects ect, becomes too loud.

Honestly that sounds like a problem in either the surround sound processor or the connections between it and the speakers. The centre channel will normally carry dialogue almost exclusively, especially in movies. Double-check the setup menus so that the correct speakers are chosen for all positions, and see if there's a "white noise" test which will let you hear all speakers one by one...

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

symmes — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:40:53 GMT

"So perhaps if B&o got an older BL 7-4 cover in the supply that was made during the 2006-2007 it might be a lighter anodized dark grey i think."

If your dealer has his BL 7 and BV 7 color samples, perhaps you could take those home and compare them to your kit?

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

moxxey — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:05:52 GMT

Dave:
Hate to say this, by my opinion is that the 7.4 is aesthetically a mistake, the horizontal speaker looks SO much better. The 7.4 looks like a boring hi-fi-shop speaker.

I disagree and the consensus from other people who've seen the 7.2 compared to the 7.4 is that they much prefer the look of the 7.4. Also, the 7.4 performs very well when you have BL3s, BL9s or, like Beolab is suggesting, BL5's connected to the BV7.

If I had enough space (which may happen in the future), I'd have the BV7, 7.4, BL9's.

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Beolab — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:33:43 GMT

Dave:

The BL7.4 looks the same in both photos, it's your TV that looks too light (but the lighting is different). Honestly, the 7.4 appears darker in both photos mate.
I saw the picture with the 7.2, and i am going to say that it's the vertical versus horizontal shape of the grille that makes the difference. The top of the horizontal speaker curve picks up more light, rather than the vertical (same all the way down) speaker curve which doesn't reflect much light.
Hate to say this, by my opinion is that the 7.4 is aesthetically a mistake, the horizontal speaker looks SO much better. The 7.4 looks like a boring hi-fi-shop speaker.

I have changed because i´m about to buy BL5´s soon and the sound from the 7-2 doesn't match the BL5´s at all....

If anyone got a Bv7 Dark Grey with BL 7-4 Dark Grey on Beoworld i would be pleased if that guy can take some photos of his setup in a home environment.. Because in the B&o shop you cant see the contrast effect between the two units...

Regards

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Dave — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:29:15 GMT

The BL7.4 looks the same in both photos, it's your TV that looks too light (but the lighting is different). Honestly, the 7.4 appears darker in both photos mate.

I saw the picture with the 7.2, and i am going to say that it's the vertical versus horizontal shape of the grille that makes the difference. The top of the horizontal speaker curve picks up more light, rather than the vertical (same all the way down) speaker curve which doesn't reflect much light.

Hate to say this, by my opinion is that the 7.4 is aesthetically a mistake, the horizontal speaker looks SO much better. The 7.4 looks like a boring hi-fi-shop speaker.

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

JoC — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:36:41 GMT

My BV7 and BL7-2 are both black, and yours definitely don't look black to me, so I would guess a dark grey, as for why it seems a different shade, sorry cant help with that.

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Beolab — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:28:48 GMT

I have spoken to my dealer now and he taught my problem sounded strange, and should contact B&o Denmark to see what they think about my close up photos.. Because My Bv7 is dark grey and the front cover on the BL7-4 is also dark grey according to his paper´s...?

And he also delivered the BL 7-4 to my door without the paper box, but i did the mounting of the speaker..

Because they use to have a dark grey BV-7 BL7-4 setup in the store and i got a photo of it.. And here you can not see a big difference in coloring like my setup.. So perhaps if B&o got an older BL 7-4 cover in the supply that was made during the 2006-2007 it might be a lighter anodized dark grey i think..

A poor picture from the store and at my home without flash. Only flashlight on the close-up´s..

Re: My new BL 7-4 Dark grey don´t match with my BV 7 Dark Grey???

Bingo — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 04:31:58 GMT

Can 't you make some close-ups ?

Then the color-difference must be noticeable for us.

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