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Beolab 4 floor stand cable management

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bophile
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bophile Posted: Sat, Sep 29 2012 12:53 PM

Hi,

I'd like to buy a pair of Beolab 4 floor stand but I'm not quiet sure if with this stand we can hide the cables or not. Any clue ?

 

thanks a lot.

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Paul W replied on Sat, Sep 29 2012 1:14 PM

I believe not Bophile. I've seen them in the cable sleeve the B&O provide 

 

I hope that helps :)

Check this beautiful ski chalet and there is a bedroom with them and a BV7

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bophile replied on Sat, Sep 29 2012 1:23 PM

Great, thanks a lot.

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Paul W replied on Sat, Sep 29 2012 1:27 PM

No worries :)

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Vienna replied on Sat, Sep 29 2012 1:42 PM

bophile:
I'm not quiet sure if with this stand we can hide the cables or not.
 

Unfortunately not - STB Brackes provide adapter plates for BLb 4 on BLb 3 stands if you want to hide the cables.

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Leslie replied on Sat, Sep 29 2012 3:55 PM

Floorstands Beolab 4 has a plastic ring attached and movable, so cables are clearly visible. Must have a pair somewhere.....

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SWISS_2 replied on Sun, Sep 30 2012 12:03 AM

Clearly, if one wants to conceal the all the cabling wires, the Beolab 3 stand with the STB brackets is a better choice. That hollow stand provides a clean look, at least down to the floor, where the cables can be hidden by carpeting, or inside the wall covering treatment ( a false wall for flatscreen, drywall, etc. )..

My wife and I bought a set of Beolab 4 speakkers and two BL 4 stands. The resulting look was somewhat akin to "  cables wrapped around a pole, pinched together by a plastic ring. " Not a very tidy look, which distracted from the design of the speakers themselves.

I returned the stands that week to the dealer, who was attentive enough to replace them with the BL 3 stands. The STB bracket set was also purchased from the store as they have an account with STB. Well worth the extra small cost.

The hollow stand poles are also a better choice with the Beosound 4 for the same reason, if you choose to place it on a stand rather than a bracket or directly onto a surface.

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Paul w .. Have you stayed in them ski chalets? They look the bees knees. I don't think id want to leave.

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Paul w .. Have you stayed in them ski chalets? They look the bees knees. I don't think id want to leave.

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Leslie replied on Sat, Oct 6 2012 11:23 PM

This is how these stands looks likeIck!

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SWISS_2 replied on Sat, Oct 13 2012 12:19 AM

Leslie;

Thanks for the photo link.

Appropriate for a Halloween joke, training for tripping-safety hazards, or a prop in a Tim Burton movie. Ugh 1

With all the years of good design in stereo equipment, hollow stands, and related furniture like the Attyca 2 ( with the cable-wiring columns hidden ), I cannot understand how B&O allowed this and the Beosound 4 stand combination to then be marketed.

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Leslie replied on Sat, Oct 13 2012 5:49 AM

SWISS_2:
With all the years of good design in stereo equipment, hollow stands, and related furniture like the Attyca 2 ( with the cable-wiring columns hidden ), I cannot understand how B&O allowed this and the Beosound 4 stand combination to then be marketed.

That was my first impression too when I installed my Beolabs 4.

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As with anything, we like to break up the monotony of no cables showing. The BL8000s show ths concept perfectly.

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