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I'm thinking to change my old beloved Beoalb's 1. But I have no possibility to make a hearing test in my house before buying.
Do you think there will be a gap between BL1 and BL9? I mean on an objective analysis: Frequency response, phase response etc.
I ask here, because I found no test or review on the Beolab 1 to compare.
For the Beolab 9, I founded only the review of german Stereoplay magazine 5/2007: Klang, Absolute Spitzenklasse 58 Punkte. Gesamturteil: 79 Punkte (gut -sehr gut). (Link for the pdf is attached)
What do you think? tx
Samsung PS64F8500, Beosound 9000, 2 x Beolab 1, Beolab 7-4, Beolab 2, 2 x Beolab 4000, Beolab 3500, 2 x Beo 4, Emotiva UMC-200, Oppo BDP-103D, Panasonic DMR BCT-730; Harmony Ultimate.
4 beolab 5, beolab 9, beolab 10, beolab 5000, beolab 8000 mk2, beolab 6002, beolab 3500, beovision 7 55 mk2, 2 beovision 11 46 mk4, beotime, beosound ouverture, beosound essence, beoplay A8, beomaster 900 RG de luxe and the collection continues...
If you have BeoLab 1's, and are happy with them but want to make an improvement, get a BeoLab 2.
Lee
9 LEE: If you have BeoLab 1's, and are happy with them but want to make an improvement, get a BeoLab 2. Lee
I already have one Sir Moderator (with crossover at 80 Hz on my Emotiva UMC-200). But in the medium... The Beolab 2 cannot help... right?
In fact I was happy with them until... hearing PSI Audio A-215M http://www.psiaudio.com/product/active-monitors/a215-m
I had the sensation that I was more "moved" by the music. Like when you hear an organ in a church, a big drum during Carnival, a jazz quintet or a symphonic orchester.
Well that's the reason why I'm thinking about BL9 (old and not the new upcoming version) We can bought a lot of 1st hand occasion (pre-used) in mint condition....
Beolab 28s Beolab 9s Beolab 12-3s Beolab 1s Beolab 6000s 2 pairs Beolab 4000s Beovision 7-55 Beovision 10-40 Beoplay V1 32 inch Beovision Avant 32 inch Beosound 1 (CD player) Beosound 3000 Beosound 5 Core Essence MKII Beoplay M5
olvisab:I was temptated several time to buy a pair of bl1 but I have discussed with many b&o fan who already heard them, well nobody advise me to buy them.
Well there are a pair living very close to you now if you want to hear them !
I have no plan to change them.
Razlaw:I have both 1s and 9s. When deciding whether or not to get the 9s I set them up next to the 1s so we could listen to one pair, then the other. I thought it would be closer than it was. After only a few minutes of comparison, it was clear to both my wife and I that we were keeping the 9s, the sound was very noticeably better.
Thanks for the answer. And did you feel a difference with the lens of the BL9 ? A little bit more "omni"-directional than the BL1 ?
You can identify the accoustic Len effect in 9s despite the fact that their midrange is directional.
The high frequencies are all over you and the sweet spot is big.
their midrange is like other conventional speakers.
by the way, psi are excellent speakers from a pro company... Not a bad choice..
l_5F00_avocat:Thanks for the answer. And did you feel a difference with the lens of the BL9 ? A little bit more "omni"-directional than the BL1 ? Samsung PS64F8500, Beosound 9000, 2 x Beolab 1, Beolab 7-4, Beolab 2, 2 x Beolab 4000, Beolab 3500, 2 x Beo 4, Emotiva UMC-200, Oppo BDP-103D, Panasonic DMR BCT-730; Harmony Ultimate.
9-LEE:If you have BeoLab 1's, and are happy with them but want to make an improvement, get a BeoLab 2. Lee
Barry Santini:Not a BL 17?
Barry, do you mean the bl19 sub ?
I am surprised there has been no feed back on the 19 versus the bl2.
Barry Santini:Sorry, I meant the BL19 sub. Thanks
Thanks
So with a wireless sub you can place it where you want, hmmm Barry?
But with a crossover at 80 Hz the bass from the sub are non-directional... So the BL2 must do it's job. The problem, the feeling, is probably over 80 Hz. I mean in the mid-range.
My understanding is that the BL2 was designed to complement the BL1. It has a setting on the crossover for the BL1, along with a setting for things like the 8000/4000, and one for the BL4.
One problem if you go with the BL19 is that it only has a low pass filter, if you want to keep the bass out of the BL1s with a high pass filter you need to use the wireless transmitter and receiver pairing for the BL1s, which is a 120 hz hi/lo pass crossover.
Also, the whole "you can place the sub anywhere" is not true, it really should be somewhere inbetween the main speakers, or at worst just outside them. And 80 hz, depending on slope, is audibly locatable. If it's a 2nd order slope particularly, if it's 4th order, harder and depends on your sensitivity.
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
Jeff:One problem if you go with the BL19 is that it only has a low pass filter, if you want to keep the bass out of the BL1s with a high pass filter you need to use the wireless transmitter and receiver pairing for the BL1s, which is a 120 hz hi/lo pass crossover.
That would be disappointing. I was considering buying a BL19 for use with my BL1s.
Has anyone put a BL19 through its paces yet ?