BeoLab 7.1 on a BeoVision 7-32

Hello,

I'm looking at buying a second hand Beovision 7-32 (I believe mkV). It comes with a Beolab 7.1

I already have four Beolab3's and a Beolab2 for surround but I have just read that the Beolab 7.1 is not "ideal" as the central speaker for a surround sound setup and should really be a 7.4.

Could anyone throw some light on this for me please? Does it affect speech/sound noticeably? 

I'm going to see/buy it later on this afternoon, so any help would be gratefully received.

 

Thank you.

 

 

moreton:

Hello,

I'm looking at buying a second hand Beovision 7-32 (I believe mkV). It comes with a Beolab 7.1

I already have four Beolab3's and a Beolab2 for surround but I have just read that the Beolab 7.1 is not "ideal" as the central speaker for a surround sound setup and should really be a 7.4.

Could anyone throw some light on this for me please? Does it affect speech/sound noticeably?

I'm going to see/buy it later on this afternoon, so any help would be gratefully received.

Thank you.

I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The 7.4 would be preferred as you'd have all ALT lenses. However, the 7.1 is a nice robust speaker and will be just fine for you I think.

The 7.1 has a nice sound on its own so I'm not sure why it wouldn't do in a surround sound set up.

Good luck!!

Hi

In an existing surround setup, such as yours, you should go with the 7-4, -its really only surpassed as center by the the BL 10.

There is a world of difference in how your 7.1/5.1 will be presented with or without a proper center speaker.

That being said the 7-1 is ....pretty awesome! 

 

Thank you for the advice,  unfortunately there wasn't a choice and the price wasn't bad, so I couldn't moan really.